I’m still browsing all the options and addons that syncthing has to offer, and it really looks awesome. However, I miss a crucial feature if I want to convince my family members to use it, and that’s a standard-looking Windows installer. It would increase the potential userbase of SyncThings enormously.
What I would like to have is:
- download a single .exe file
- when it starts, it ask for a directory to install to (c:\program files\SyncThings)
- it installs SyncThings to auto-start on Windows start, in the background (no console visible); best with a Windows Service
- it creates start menu shortcuts to “launch SyncThings” (which opens the browser window), and to uninstall
- ideally, the tray icon is standard included (the last three options can be check-boxes so you can choose to do/not to do these options)
- optionally, it also ask for a node and a directory, to easily install the most simple configuration
Maybe something like this exists already, but I didn’t see it.
I would like to help, but at the moment I don’t have time to completely create such a thing, but I’d be happy to test it.