resilio-sync Installation Guide Installation Guide

resilio-sync is a free and open-source P2P file synchronization. Formerly BitTorrent Sync, provides decentralized file synchronization

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 core minimum

RAM: 512MB minimum

Storage: 1GB for app

Network: P2P networking

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 8888 (default resilio-sync port)

Sync on various ports

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install resilio-sync
sudo dnf install -y resilio-sync

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now resilio-sync

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8888/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
resilio-sync --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install resilio-sync
sudo apt install -y resilio-sync

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now resilio-sync

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 8888

# Verify installation
resilio-sync --version

bash

# Install resilio-sync
sudo pacman -S resilio-sync

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now resilio-sync

# Verify installation
resilio-sync --version

bash

# Install resilio-sync
apk add --no-cache resilio-sync

# Enable and start service
rc-update add resilio-sync default
rc-service resilio-sync start

# Verify installation
resilio-sync --version

bash

# Install resilio-sync
sudo zypper install -y resilio-sync

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now resilio-sync

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8888/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
resilio-sync --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install resilio-sync

# Start service
brew services start resilio-sync

# Verify installation
resilio-sync --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install resilio-sync

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'resilio-sync_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service resilio-sync start

# Verify installation
resilio-sync --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install resilio-sync

# Or using Scoop
scoop install resilio-sync

# Verify installation
resilio-sync --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/resilio-sync

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
resilio-sync --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable resilio-sync

# Start service
sudo systemctl start resilio-sync

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop resilio-sync

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart resilio-sync

# Check status
sudo systemctl status resilio-sync

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u resilio-sync -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add resilio-sync default

# Start service
rc-service resilio-sync start

# Stop service
rc-service resilio-sync stop

# Restart service
rc-service resilio-sync restart

# Check status
rc-service resilio-sync status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'resilio-sync_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service resilio-sync start

# Stop service
service resilio-sync stop

# Restart service
service resilio-sync restart

# Check status
service resilio-sync status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start resilio-sync
brew services stop resilio-sync
brew services restart resilio-sync

# Check status
brew services list | grep resilio-sync

powershell

# Start service
net start resilio-sync

# Stop service
net stop resilio-sync

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service resilio-sync
Stop-Service resilio-sync
Restart-Service resilio-sync

# Check status
Get-Service resilio-sync

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream resilio-sync_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:8888;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name resilio-sync.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name resilio-sync.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/resilio-sync.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/resilio-sync.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://resilio-sync_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName resilio-sync.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://resilio-sync.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName resilio-sync.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/resilio-sync.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/resilio-sync.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8888/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8888/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend resilio-sync_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/resilio-sync.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend resilio-sync_backend

backend resilio-sync_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server resilio-sync1 127.0.0.1:8888 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R resilio-sync:resilio-sync /etc/resilio-sync
sudo chmod 750 /etc/resilio-sync

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8888/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status resilio-sync

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u resilio-sync -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep resilio-sync)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/resilio-sync"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/resilio-sync-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/resilio-sync /var/lib/resilio-sync

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/resilio-sync-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop resilio-sync

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/resilio-sync/resilio-sync-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start resilio-sync

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u resilio-sync -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/resilio-sync/resilio-sync.log

# Check configuration
resilio-sync --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/resilio-sync

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 8888

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 8888

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep resilio-sync)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep resilio-sync)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 8888

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  resilio-sync:
    image: resilio-sync:latest
    ports:
      - "8888:8888"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/resilio-sync
      - ./data:/var/lib/resilio-sync
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update resilio-sync

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade resilio-sync

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu resilio-sync

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade resilio-sync

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update resilio-sync

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade resilio-sync

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/resilio-sync-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/resilio-sync

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart resilio-sync

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/resilio-sync

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/resilio-sync -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/resilio-sync

Official Documentation: https://docs.resilio-sync.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/resilio-sync/resilio-sync

Community Forum: https://forum.resilio-sync.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.resilio-sync.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

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