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Self-host Syncthing

updated Jul 2026prices checked · Aug 2026Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Jul 2026 · how we test

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.

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Self-hosted / yr~$55
You keep$89/yr
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Key facts

CategoryFile sync & storage
LicenseMPL-2.0
StackGo
Min RAM256 MB
Dockeryes
Difficulty

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

Run these commands on your server:

# 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

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