Self-host Syncthing

Continuous, peer-to-peer file synchronization with no central server and no cloud — your files sync directly between your devices, end-to-end encrypted in transit.

Key facts

What you need

• Any VPS with at least 256 MB of RAM
• A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
• Under an hour if you've used Docker before

Install with Docker Compose

Save this as compose.yml and run docker compose up -d:

copy# Syncthing
docker run -d --name syncthing \
  -p 8384:8384 -p 22000:22000/tcp -p 22000:22000/udp \
  -v st-config:/var/syncthing \
  syncthing/syncthing
# admin UI: http://SERVER_IP:8384