Resilio Sync

#file-storage #proprietary #sync #web 

Resilio (formerly BitTorrent Sync) is a proprietary file syncing service similar to Dropbox that works with private peer-to-peer connections between connected devices. The peer-to-peer technology is based on the BitTorrent protocol. Resilio Inc., the company behind Resilio Sync, uses a freemium business model with a free tier called “Sync Home”.

Note

For this guide you should be familiar with the basic concepts of

License

All relevant legal information can be found here

Installation

Change into the ~/bin directory, download and extract the latest version of Resilio Sync:

[isabell@stardust ~]$ cd ~/bin
[isabell@stardust bin]$ wget https://download-cdn.resilio.com/stable/linux/x64/0/resilio-sync_x64.tar.gz
[isabell@stardust bin]$ tar --gzip --extract --file resilio-sync_x64.tar.gz
[isabell@stardust bin]$ rm resilio-sync_x64.tar.gz
[isabell@stardust bin]$

Configure web server

Note

Resilio is running on port 9000.

To make the application accessible from the outside, configure a web backend:

[isabell@stardust ~]$ uberspace web backend set / --http --port <port>
Set backend for / to port <port>; please make sure something is listening!
You can always check the status of your backend using "uberspace web backend list".
[isabell@stardust ~]$

Configure firewall port

Resilio Sync will work without this step, however, all connections will be routed through a relay server, since direct connections are blocked by the firewall.

To make the application accessible from the outside, open a port in the firewall:

[isabell@stardust ~]$ uberspace port add
Port 40132 will be open for TCP and UDP traffic in a few minutes.
[isabell@stardust ~]$

Configure Resilio Sync

Create a config file ~/.sync/resilio-sync.conf with the following contents:

Warning

Replace <username> with your username and <port> with the appropriate port number, which was opened in the previous step (would be 40132 in our example).

{
  "device_name": "Uberspace",
  "listening_port" : <port>, // 0 - randomize port

   "storage_path" : "/home/<username>/.sync",

   "webui" :
       {
       "listen" : "0.0.0.0:9000" // remove field to disable WebUI
       }
}

Configure supervisord

Create ~/etc/services.d/resilio-sync.ini with the following content:

[program:resilio-sync]
command=rslsync --nodaemon --config /home/isabell/.sync/resilio-sync.conf

Start Service

After creating the configuration, tell supervisord to refresh its configuration and start the service:

[isabell@stardust ~]$ supervisorctl reread
SERVICE: available
[isabell@stardust ~]$ supervisorctl update
SERVICE: added process group
[isabell@stardust ~]$ supervisorctl status
SERVICE                            RUNNING   pid 26020, uptime 0:03:14
[isabell@stardust ~]$

Now go to https://<username>.uber.space (would be https://isabell.uber.space in our example) and see if it works. Enjoy!

Update Resilio Sync

The webinterface will notify you when a new version of Resilio Sync is available. You can also periodically check the Changelog.

To install the update, download the latest binaries, extract them, and restart the service:

[isabell@stardust ~]$ cd ~/bin
[isabell@stardust bin]$ wget https://download-cdn.resilio.com/stable/linux/x64/0/resilio-sync_x64.tar.gz
[isabell@stardust bin]$ supervisorctl stop resilio-sync
[isabell@stardust bin]$ tar --gzip --extract --overwrite --file resilio-sync_x64.tar.gz
[isabell@stardust bin]$ rm resilio-sync_x64.tar.gz
[isabell@stardust bin]$ supervisorctl start resilio-sync
[isabell@stardust bin]$

Tested with Resilio Sync 2.8.1, Uberspace 7.15.15

Written by: Martin Porsch <https://github.com/kubiac/>