syncthingmanager

A command line tool for the Syncthing API. Designed to make setting up remote servers easier. (and for users who prefer the cli)

Installation and configuration

Requirements

• Python 3.4 or later
• pip for Python 3
• Syncthing 0.14.19 or later

First, make sure you have the latest version of pip:

pip3 install --upgrade pip

Install stman with:

pip3 install syncthingmanager

The configuration must be initialized with the Syncthing API key. Usually this can be done automatically: stman configure. If that doesn't work, get the API key from the GUI or config.xml (in Syncthing's config directory), then run stman configure apikey.

Configuration syntax

If your Syncthing GUI/API is on a non-standard port, or not on localhost, you will need to configure it manually. By default, stman will look for settings at ~/.config/syncthingmanager/syncthingmanager.conf. A sample syncthingmanager.conf follows:

[DEFAULT]
name = localhost

[localhost]
apikey = MafkDvpagX5J6oMzxm9HwDSXJPSQKPFS
hostname = localhost
port = 8384

[remote-device]
apikey = h9mifaKwDq3SSPPmgUuDjsrivFg3dtkK
hostname = some-host
port = 9001

In this example, my default device is the one at localhost:8384. If I wanted to send a command to the one at some-host:9001, it would look like stman --device remote-device ...

Usage

$ stman device list
$HOME/.config/syncthingmanager/syncthingmanager.conf doesn't appear to be a valid path. Exiting.
# Autoconfiguration
$ stman configure
# List configured devices
$ stman device list
syncthingmanager-test     This Device
    ID:     LYAB7ZG-XDVMAVM-OUZ7EAB-5N3UVWY-DXTFRJ4-U2MTHGQ-7TIBRJE-PC56BQ6

another-device     Connected
    At:     # Address removed
    Folders:    dotest
    ID:     H2AJWNR-5VYNWKM-PS2L2EE-QJYBG2U-3IFN5XM-EKSIIKF-NVLAG2E-KIQE4AE
# List configured folders
$ stman folder list
Default Folder
    Shared With:  
    Folder ID:  default
    Folder Path:    /home/syncthing/Sync/

do-test
    Shared With:  another-device
    Folder ID:  dotest
    Folder Path:    /home/syncthing/stman-test/
# Adding a device
$ stman device add MFZWI3D-BONSGYC-YLTMRWG-C43ENR5-QXGZDMM-FZWI3DP-BONSGYY-LTMRWAD -n yet-another-device -i

$ stman device list
syncthingmanager-test     This Device
    ID:     LYAB7ZG-XDVMAVM-OUZ7EAB-5N3UVWY-DXTFRJ4-U2MTHGQ-7TIBRJE-PC56BQ6

another-device     Connected
    At:     #Address removed
    Folders:    dotest
    ID:     H2AJWNR-5VYNWKM-PS2L2EE-QJYBG2U-3IFN5XM-EKSIIKF-NVLAG2E-KIQE4AE

yet-another-device     Not Connected
    Folders:    
    ID:     MFZWI3D-BONSGYC-YLTMRWG-C43ENR5-QXGZDMM-FZWI3DP-BONSGYY-LTMRWAD
# Share a folder with a device
$ stman folder share dotest yet-another-device
$ stman folder list
Default Folder
    Shared With:  
    Folder ID:  default
    Folder Path:    /home/syncthing/Sync/

do-test
    Shared With:  another-device, yet-another-device
    Folder ID:  dotest
    Folder Path:    /home/syncthing/stman-test/
# Configure and view advanced options
$ stman folder versioning dotest simple --versions 15
$ stman folder edit dotest -r 70
$ stman folder info dotest
do-test
    Shared With:  another-device, yet-another-device
    Folder ID:  dotest
    Folder Path:    /home/syncthing/stman-test/                
    Rescan Interval:    70
    File Pull Order:  alphabetic
    Versioning:       simple
    Keep Versions:      15

Other commands are documented in stman -h, stman command -h, and so on.

Notes

• On Windows, cmd.exe will print funny characters in place of colors. PowerShell works fine.
• Some information shown in the GUI requires use of the Events API, which isn't part of python-syncthing. I plan on creating Python bindings for it and using the results, but haven't started yet.
• I chose to have the device list output be online first instead of alphabetical.