# Development **URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/c/dev/11.md?page=3 [Latest](https://forum.syncthing.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.syncthing.net/categories.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [relaysrv builds outdated](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/relaysrv-builds-outdated/22418)
**Author:** [@MikeLund](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/MikeLund)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/relaysrv-builds-outdated/22418 "2024-07-10T20:11:43Z")
Hej, On GitHub - syncthing/relaysrv: The Syncthing relay server, the “latest build” link goes to https://build.syncthing.net – which is NXDOMAIN. The latest build on relaysrv’s GitHub repo is v1.22.1… Not too much has … --- ## [What's new in v1.27.9 ?](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/whats-new-in-v1-27-9/22384)
**Author:** [@cosas](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/cosas)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/whats-new-in-v1-27-9/22384 "2024-07-09T17:34:57Z")
No digest on github, no announce here… strange. --- ## [Can I trigger synchronization manually?](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/can-i-trigger-synchronization-manually/22316)
**Author:** [@darkhandz](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/darkhandz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/can-i-trigger-synchronization-manually/22316 "2024-07-06T15:46:56Z")
I have a somewhat unusual requirement and would like to ask if Syncthing can meet it. I understand that Syncthing can monitor the file system for changes and initiate synchronization accordingly, or perform periodic scan… --- ## [Syncthing as standalone library](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/syncthing-as-standalone-library/22390)
**Author:** [@ZajdoSmurf](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/ZajdoSmurf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/syncthing-as-standalone-library/22390 "2024-07-05T05:51:58Z")
Hello, So i want to make a microservice that would use syncthing to sync my files . right now i made it so it starts the synxthing.exe and i with the rest api i have configured it to sync my 2 mashines . but is there a w… --- ## [Android: show shared folder name in UI](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/android-show-shared-folder-name-in-ui/22229)
**Author:** [@sejtam](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/sejtam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/android-show-shared-folder-name-in-ui/22229 "2024-05-28T02:51:08Z")
I just installed ST on my Android phone. When my Mac wants to share a folder, I get a notification. That notification shows the folder name (from the remote device). But once I click on the notification to accept the fol… --- ## [SessionInvitation.From doesn't match deviceID from client](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/sessioninvitation-from-doesnt-match-deviceid-from-client/22069)
**Author:** [@acheong08](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/acheong08)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/sessioninvitation-from-doesnt-match-deviceid-from-client/22069 "2024-05-04T20:49:18Z")
I’m currently experimenting with using Syncthing as a library and one weird behavior I’ve found is that the device ID from relay.Invitations().From doesn’t match the DeviceID passed in from client.GetInvitationFromRelay.… --- ## [File download via url](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/file-download-via-url/3020)
**Author:** [@Eddy2909](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Eddy2909)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/file-download-via-url/3020 "2024-04-25T14:17:14Z")
hi guys! what about some feature like "https://whatever.com:12345/dl?file=whatever.pdf&folder=whatever&hash=gz7z8hi8z9he9fh3b4 would this be complicated to implement? :yum: --- ## [A Python Syncthing REST API client](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/a-python-syncthing-rest-api-client/20710)
**Author:** [@Salamandar](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Salamandar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/a-python-syncthing-rest-api-client/20710 "2024-04-11T10:56:15Z")
Hey there ! I more or less got the Syncthing-GTK project revived here: https://github.com/syncthing-gtk. For those who don’t know, it’s a python+gtk wrapper around Syncthing. While reviewing the existing code, i decide… --- ## [high performance tuning](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/high-performance-tuning/21920)
**Author:** [@d-sync](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/d-sync)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/high-performance-tuning/21920 "2024-04-09T15:15:34Z")
Hello! So I’m trying to sync folders between 2 servers in 2 geo locations. here’s some stats for both servers: dual Xeon(R) Gold 6346 CPU @ 3.10GHz 250GB ram 100Gb ethernet card Hashing performance is 879.98 MB/s storage… --- ## [Dialogs close behaviour](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/dialogs-close-behaviour/21864)
**Author:** [@cosas](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/cosas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/dialogs-close-behaviour/21864 "2024-03-31T16:40:34Z")
Hi Is it worth the effort I fill an issue for this GUI unmanaged behaviour: Some dialogs don’t close on the same action. Namely all dialogs close always OK on click-outside, but \never close\ on Esc key once… --- ## [Shared-with settings implementation](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/shared-with-settings-implementation/21855)
**Author:** [@cosas](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/cosas)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/shared-with-settings-implementation/21855 "2024-03-28T15:04:02Z")
Hi This is about the enhancement 8972. To keep the GUI (Folders pane) coherent with Reduced by ignore patterns, there should not be a link to the target device config here (Although, there must be discussion around this… --- ## [Device rate limits -\> wrong measurement?](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/device-rate-limits-wrong-measurement/15341)
**Author:** [@Ombre](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Ombre)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/device-rate-limits-wrong-measurement/15341 "2024-03-26T20:00:37Z")
Hi all I don’t know where to post. The syncthing’s Device Rate limits are wrong. In the menu it says KiB/s but it’s actually 10 times more. So I limited my sending/incoming rate to 5120 KiB/s. (In the Main Menu it says… --- ## [QNAP NAS package (QPKG) available](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/qnap-nas-package-qpkg-available/793)
**Author:** [@Philippe](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Philippe)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/qnap-nas-package-qpkg-available/793 "2024-02-21T20:47:12Z")
Hi, F.Y.I. ... a QPKG .. Qnap PacKaGe (community) is now available for ALL QNAP models ... based on binary 0.9.9 supply here (without modification) QPKG exist for x86, x86\_64, Armv5 ... and is also under test for new… --- ## [Show device addresses](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/show-device-addresses/20765)
**Author:** [@bt90](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/bt90)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/show-device-addresses/20765 "2024-02-18T22:34:10Z")
Would it be possible to display the addresses of the device itself in the UI? I’m currently checking the logs or querying the global discovery server to obtain this information. The Listerners popup might be a good can… --- ## [Can Electron JS be used in replace of Selinium?](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/can-electron-js-be-used-in-replace-of-selinium/21374)
**Author:** [@william-m-thompson](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/william-m-thompson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/can-electron-js-be-used-in-replace-of-selinium/21374 "2024-02-14T14:59:21Z")
I am looking to automate some web based process. I was thinking that I could use Selinium to do this but someone said that Electron JS can do it instead. What do you think? --- ## [Using Syncthing Logo](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/using-syncthing-logo/21626)
**Author:** [@donvi](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/donvi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/using-syncthing-logo/21626 "2024-02-12T06:24:40Z")
I’m writing a desktop app that lets you connect to another computer running Syncthing to view and download files, and I wanted to know if I can make use of the Syncthing logo in my app’s logo/icon. Currently I’m thinking… --- ## [Thank You for Multiple Connections](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/thank-you-for-multiple-connections/21611)
**Author:** [@Silvenga](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Silvenga)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/thank-you-for-multiple-connections/21611 "2024-02-09T16:12:44Z")
@calmh I just wanted to thank you for your work on all: Support multiple device connections (fixes #141) by calmh · Pull Request #8918 · syncthing/syncthing · GitHub. Story time: I’ve been trying to get as much out of … --- ## [Pls release a version for Pocketbook](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/pls-release-a-version-for-pocketbook/21370)
**Author:** [@x3oo](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/x3oo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/pls-release-a-version-for-pocketbook/21370 "2024-02-04T00:50:35Z")
Pls release a version for Pocketbook. Pocketbook is linux based and has a published sdk. on the mobile reads forum you can probably read up on how to build for pocketbook. there are many github projects which provide app… --- ## [syncthing-android architecture: background service](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/syncthing-android-architecture-background-service/21531)
**Author:** [@mx1up](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/mx1up)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/syncthing-android-architecture-background-service/21531 "2024-02-03T15:12:49Z")
Hi, I’m currently looking into syncthing (for syncing photos) and trying to figure out how it works. As far as i can understand, syncthing-android runs the syncthing binary in a service, all the time. I have some exper… --- ## [REST API endpoint for pausing a folder](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/rest-api-endpoint-for-pausing-a-folder/21570)
**Author:** [@luckman212](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/luckman212)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/rest-api-endpoint-for-pausing-a-folder/21570 "2024-01-31T23:59:16Z")
I am wondering what the raw REST API call equivalent is for the below shell command syncthing cli config folders \ paused set true Thank you --- ## [Preserve Modification date-time](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/preserve-modification-date-time/21325)
**Author:** [@sync\_User](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/sync_User)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/preserve-modification-date-time/21325 "2024-01-01T02:38:22Z")
Hi I used Syncthing in the past and it’s very good tool for automate the backups. I stopped using it and didn’t remember why, I installed to use it again and I found out why. The main problem is the files (pictures) m… --- ## [Translating Syncthing (on Weblate)](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/translating-syncthing-on-weblate/19772)
**Author:** [@acolomb](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/acolomb)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/translating-syncthing-on-weblate/19772 "2023-12-16T10:24:35Z")
Anyone is welcome to contribute translations for Syncthing. Just sign up at Hosted Weblate and get started on any existing language. The base (source) language is English, but you can easily cross-check from other alre… --- ## [Syncthing 1.26 crashing on Android in Syncthing-Fork](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/syncthing-1-26-crashing-on-android-in-syncthing-fork/21115)
**Author:** [@blu3id](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/blu3id)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/syncthing-1-26-crashing-on-android-in-syncthing-fork/21115 "2023-12-12T09:53:03Z")
I’m not sure this is the right place to post this to please move as needed or tell me to open a GitHub issue. Since v1.26.0 the Syncthing native component (the Golang app not @Catfriend1 Android wrapper) has been crashi… --- ## [Thoughts on code review](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/thoughts-on-code-review/21240)
**Author:** [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/thoughts-on-code-review/21240 "2023-12-11T20:34:09Z")
I want to discuss how we should do code review. Ideally, the discussion should result in a set of guidelines we can agree on. This post is not a suggestion for those guidelines; it is merely my thoughts on code review in… --- ## [Logging Question: Why are files avoided for logging in Linux?](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/logging-question-why-are-files-avoided-for-logging-in-linux/21215)
**Author:** [@DAlba-sudo](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/DAlba-sudo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/logging-question-why-are-files-avoided-for-logging-in-linux/21215 "2023-12-06T18:21:30Z")
I came across this post: Minimum amount of log file handling we can possibly get away with?. Is this because output redirection is more efficient than doing I/O from Go? Are you all redirecting outputs to a different pr… --- ## [Weblate translations for Android app](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/weblate-translations-for-android-app/20977)
**Author:** [@acolomb](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/acolomb)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/weblate-translations-for-android-app/20977 "2023-11-30T20:05:51Z")
Hi all, especially @imsodin and @Catfriend1! Following up on Translating Syncthing (on Weblate), I’ve started experimenting with the Hosted Weblate setup for the Android app. NOTE that the current setup is for TESTING … --- ## [Please fix the two-way synchronization on external devices (Android 11+)](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/please-fix-the-two-way-synchronization-on-external-devices-android-11/21101)
**Author:** [@444\_Guy](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/444_Guy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/please-fix-the-two-way-synchronization-on-external-devices-android-11/21101 "2023-11-19T07:36:51Z")
Please check this post; I briefly explain the issue. The mentioned issue has apparently been fixed by @Catfriend1 If you could take a look at this code and pull it into your next release. (Catfriend1 added lots of … --- ## [open source funding for syncthing by Sentry](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/open-source-funding-for-syncthing-by-sentry/21017)
**Author:** [@acolomb](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/acolomb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/open-source-funding-for-syncthing-by-sentry/21017 "2023-11-10T06:11:30Z")
Hi @maintainers, I got an e-mail from someone at thanks.dev, offering funding for our work on Syncthing. It was addressed to @calmh, @AudriusButkevicius and me. What shall we do with it? I certainly don’t feel like b… --- ## [Metrics for file watchers?](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/metrics-for-file-watchers/20986)
**Author:** [@acolomb](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/acolomb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/metrics-for-file-watchers/20986 "2023-11-08T16:51:39Z")
Just a quick idea, as the number of inotify file watches is usually limited quite low and easy to hit with larger synced folders. Could we keep a count of how many handles Syncthing has allocated for this, to easily jud… --- ## [Patch: correctly describe how to use unix sockets for gui](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/patch-correctly-describe-how-to-use-unix-sockets-for-gui/20866)
**Author:** [@digital](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/digital)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/patch-correctly-describe-how-to-use-unix-sockets-for-gui/20866 "2023-10-03T15:52:52Z")
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