# Howto **URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/c/howto/8.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.syncthing.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.syncthing.net/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Start Syncthing at boot using screen](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/start-syncthing-at-boot-using-screen/5611)
**Author:** [@xJMV](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/xJMV)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/start-syncthing-at-boot-using-screen/5611 "2015-09-08T13:54:21Z")
I've read many post where people try to debug syncthing but can't because they use whatever way to make it start at boot... I like to be able to monitor my process both from the system and using SSH. To do it the easy … --- ## [Copy Syncthing configuration from SyncTrayzor to SyncthingGTK](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/copy-syncthing-configuration-from-synctrayzor-to-syncthinggtk/5150)
**Author:** [@josuah](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/josuah)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/copy-syncthing-configuration-from-synctrayzor-to-syncthinggtk/5150 "2015-07-15T08:43:56Z")
Hello people ! I’ve been using SyncTrayzor since the beginning and now I’ve just downloaded SyncthingGTK for test purpose. I’d like to know where to : copy existing Syncthing keys to make SyncthingGTK recognize them a… --- ## [Save power on battery with udev](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/save-power-on-battery-with-udev/2696)
**Author:** [@dpc](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/dpc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/save-power-on-battery-with-udev/2696 "2015-05-11T02:55:24Z")
Hi, I just wanted to share a tip, as I was optimizing power usage on my Linux laptop and I've decided to pause syncthing on battery. To do so I've created /etc/udev/rules.d/61-powersave.rules with the following con… --- ## [Getting Syncthing running with a central file server running CentOS 7 minimal setup and windows clients](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/getting-syncthing-running-with-a-central-file-server-running-centos-7-minimal-setup-and-windows-clients/1429)
**Author:** [@Rewt0r](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Rewt0r)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/getting-syncthing-running-with-a-central-file-server-running-centos-7-minimal-setup-and-windows-clients/1429 "2015-05-08T21:11:26Z")
I recently was tasked with the job of replacing the fileshare available with Office 365 via SharePoint with something more reliable. I won’t go into detail here as to why. Therefore I was charged to put into place a new … --- ## [Alternative way to use ST on Android](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/alternative-way-to-use-st-on-android/2563)
**Author:** [@kahun](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/kahun)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/alternative-way-to-use-st-on-android/2563 "2015-04-28T22:29:45Z")
Hi I would like to thank @Nutomic for his efforts to bring it to Android. However the Android builds never worked for me and I always ended up having issues with it. So I came up with an alternate way ot running ST… --- ## [Upstart script to background start SyncThing on Ubuntu](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/upstart-script-to-background-start-syncthing-on-ubuntu/2485)
**Author:** [@MartijnLievaart](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/MartijnLievaart)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/upstart-script-to-background-start-syncthing-on-ubuntu/2485 "2015-04-20T21:14:42Z")
/etc/init/syncthing.conf author "Martijn Lievaart \" description "SyncThing" exec su -c '/usr/bin/syncthing --no-browser' martijn # # We could start earlier, but let's spread initial load a bit # start o… --- ## [Using custom GUI (HTML/CSS/JS) assets](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/using-custom-gui-html-css-js-assets/1483)
**Author:** [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2015, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/using-custom-gui-html-css-js-assets/1483 "2015-04-14T07:42:16Z")
The GUI files (HTML, CSS, Javascript, images, etc) are compiled into the syncthing binary at build time. This is very convenient for deployment, but not so much when developing the GUI (quick reloads) or if you want to d… --- ## [Keeping Syncthing Running: Systemd & regular /etc/init.d](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/keeping-syncthing-running-systemd-regular-etc-init-d/402)
**Author:** [@jasonwryan](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/jasonwryan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/keeping-syncthing-running-systemd-regular-etc-init-d/402 "2015-03-29T11:45:11Z")
--- ## [Use ignore patterns to sync only certain files of one folder](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/use-ignore-patterns-to-sync-only-certain-files-of-one-folder/1816)
**Author:** [@uok](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/uok)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/use-ignore-patterns-to-sync-only-certain-files-of-one-folder/1816 "2015-02-10T20:25:36Z")
A have a little trouble getting ignore patterns to sync the right files :confused: Syncthing runs on Windows with a folder like this syncthing - prefix-abc1-suffix.jpg - prefix-abc2-suffix.jpg + folder A - prefix-… --- ## [Keeping Syncthing Running: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/keeping-syncthing-running-windows-xp-vista-7-8/519)
**Author:** [@vsandre](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/vsandre)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/keeping-syncthing-running-windows-xp-vista-7-8/519 "2015-02-07T03:33:48Z")
I will describe the way to start syncthing in the background via the Windows Task Scheduler System SCHTASKS. Syncthing will then start with the System and run with the given User-Rights. Creating the task: Run this CMD… --- ## [How to get automated notifications for new Syncthing releases](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-get-automated-notifications-for-new-syncthing-releases/1717)
**Author:** [@uok](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/uok)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-get-automated-notifications-for-new-syncthing-releases/1717 "2015-01-21T14:12:16Z")
Many of us run Syncthing on a headless server and only occasionally use the web GUI. To receive information about a new Syncthing release on Github you can use RSS subscribe to https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/r… --- ## [Keeping Syncthing Running: Ubuntu / Upstart](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/keeping-syncthing-running-ubuntu-upstart/30)
**Author:** [@sil](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/sil)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/keeping-syncthing-running-ubuntu-upstart/30 "2014-12-27T17:10:38Z")
I'd like to run syncthing automatically, and keep it running. I'm sure most people reading this already have their own ways of doing this, but I thought I'd explain how I do it for reference. I've got two machines: ca… --- ## [Setting up a port forward through Time Machine](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/setting-up-a-port-forward-through-time-machine/1471)
**Author:** [@blezek](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/blezek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/setting-up-a-port-forward-through-time-machine/1471 "2014-11-29T19:40:46Z")
Time Machine is not (yet?) supported by Syncthing because it does not use UPnP. Thought I would document how I set it up on our home network. Much help from How to Configure Port Forwarding on a Time Capsule Give one … --- ## [How to create Syncthing test environments](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-create-syncthing-test-environments/406)
**Author:** [@jedie](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/jedie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-create-syncthing-test-environments/406 "2014-07-24T14:31:13Z")
Here some tips to create syncthing test environments. Multiple Test Instances You can start multiple instances on the same machine. Every instance must used separate listening ports, e.g.: 22001, 22002 etc. Add all node… --- ## [Keeping Syncthing Running: Upstart](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/keeping-syncthing-running-upstart/403)
**Author:** [@joelmo](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/joelmo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/keeping-syncthing-running-upstart/403 "2014-07-07T19:40:57Z")
--- ## [Keeping Syncthing Running: Windows 7 & Cygwin](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/keeping-syncthing-running-windows-7-cygwin/401)
**Author:** [@Folcr](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Folcr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/keeping-syncthing-running-windows-7-cygwin/401 "2014-07-03T18:31:04Z")
--- ## [Keeping Syncthing Running: /etc/rc.local](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/keeping-syncthing-running-etc-rc-local/404)
**Author:** [@jedie](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/jedie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/keeping-syncthing-running-etc-rc-local/404 "2014-05-14T07:45:08Z")
--- ## [Dockerfile for Syncthing](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/dockerfile-for-syncthing/266)
**Author:** [@firecat4153](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/firecat4153)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/dockerfile-for-syncthing/266 "2014-05-26T19:05:31Z")
In case any of you are interested, here is a Dockerfile for syncthing. Instructions are in the README. Make sure you follow the instructions about modifying config.xml to remove the 127.0.0.1 from the gui address line or… --- ## [About the howto category](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/about-the-howto-category/37)
**Author:** [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/about-the-howto-category/37 "2014-04-27T22:34:01Z")
Tips and tricks for getting things running smoothly. Topics in this category may only be created by trust level 1 and up. [Previous page](https://forum.syncthing.net/c/howto/8.md)