I am in Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) 64bit and downloaded the btsync executable from http://labs.bittorrent.com/experiments/sync/ but running it doesn't seem to have any effect. Double-clicking the executable does nothing, and running ./btsync in the terminal also exits immediately without any output.
Has anyone successfully ran this under Ubuntu, and if so, is there any special configuration changes that need to be made to make it work?
There are 2 ways to use BitTorrent Sync , 1st Install it using PPA & 2nd Download
1st PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tuxpoldo/btsync
sudo apt-get update
For normal desktop use, you only need to install btsync-user:
sudo apt-get install btsync-user
Alternatively, if you're setting up your BTSync server, install btsync:
sudo apt-get install btsync
During the installation just use the default setting and set the administrative password as well ,You can access it by
127.0.0.1:8888 # This will redirect to the 2nd link
OR
http://127.0.0.1:8888/gui/
Username = admin , Password = ( Use have set during installation )
2nd Download
Download the BitTorrent Sync client
cd Downloads
tar xzpf btsync_glibc23_x64.tar.gz # I have downloaded 64 bit. So check your version
./btsync
The output will be
./btsync
BitTorrent Sync forked to background. pid = 5771 # some what like this pid will be change
Open any web browser & copy paste the following line
127.0.0.1:8888 # This will redirect to the 2nd link
OR
http://127.0.0.1:8888/gui/
If you type ./btsync --help you can also run it no deamon mode
./btsync --help
BitTorrent Sync 1.0.132
Usage:
btsync [--config <path>] [--nodaemon] [--generate-secret] [--dump-sample-config] [--help] [--get-ro-secret <secret>]
Options:
--config - location and name of configuration file
--nodaemon - do not use daemon mode
--generate-secret - generate shared secret
--get-ro-secret - get read only secret for existing master secret
--dump-sample-config - dump sample config file
--help - print this message and exit
Help
Video tutorial jupiterbroadcasting.com
Please also have look at Peer To Peer (P2P) Sync and Share Ubuntu
According to the user guide (pdf), there is (at least for now) no native GUI for Linux. The graphical interface for Linux is browser-based, and can be accessed at http://localhost:8888/gui/.
As of June 2017 Sync (now owned by Resilio) now provides repositories for many major Linux operating systems, including Ubuntu, Debian, Centos, Red Hat, Fedora, etc.
Install instructions are here, and copied below for Ubuntu. There's a guide on how to use Sync with Linux here.
Create a file called /etc/apt/sources.list.d/resilio-sync.list with the following content to register Resilio repository:
deb http://linux-packages.resilio.com/resilio-sync/deb resilio-sync non-free
Add the public key with the following command:
wget -qO - https://linux-packages.resilio.com/resilio-sync/key.asc | sudo apt-key add -
Install Sync
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install resilio-sync
The page I linked to goes into how to start it and how to have it start automatically.
As of February 18, 2016, there are official Ubuntu/Debian packages. The instructions below are adapted from the blog's announcement post.
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://linux-packages.getsync.com/btsync/deb btsync non-free" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/btsync.list'
It is advised to remove any other 3rd party bt-sync related repositories from /etc/apt/sources.list.d first.
Next, you need to add our public key to get the package verified before downloading and installation:
wget -qO - http://linux-packages.getsync.com/btsync/key.asc | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install btsync
If your OS uses sysvinit, upstart, control Sync with the following commands:
sudo service btsync (command)
where (command) can be start, stop, or restart
If your OS uses systemd, use the following commands to control Sync:
sudo systemctl (command) btsync
where (command) can be start, stop, enable, disable, or status
Note, that when you install Sync package it is going to add btsync user to your Linux and run under btsync user. Take care of permissions and groups before you start syncing.
If you are using Ubuntu 15.04 or later it is possible to run Sync under your current user account, if you start it with the command:
sudo systemctl --user (command) btsync
Unfortunately, this option is not available for 14.10 or earlier.
Create a start-up script and setup Nginx SSL for remote access
nano /etc/init.d/btsync
#! /bin/sh
# /etc/init.d/btsync
#
# Carry out specific functions when asked to by the system
case "$1" in
start)
/USERACCOUNT/.btsync/btsync --config /USERACCOUNT/.btsync/btsync.conf
;;
stop)
killall btsync
;;
*)
echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/btsync {start|stop}"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/btsync update-rc.d btsync defaults
Start BT Sync
service btsync start
Nginx configuration
/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/btsync.xx.xxx
server {
listen 80;
server_name btsync.xx.xxx;
rewrite ^ https://$server_name$request_uri? permanent;
}
server {
listen 443;
server_name btsync.xx.xxx;
ssl on;
ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key;
access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8888;
}
}
I found a very useful walkthrough here:
I know I am not spelling out the instructions from the blog post here. But it ultimately was more useful to me so wanted to share.
BitTorrent Sync's unofficial PPA
now has a package btsync-gui, which adds GTK GUI (in addition to WebUI). There's a thread about the GUI on btsync's forum.
According to the original PPA maintainer tuxpoldo, the new way to do it for version (2.0+) is (must be run in bash):
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL http://debian.yeasoft.net/add-btsync-repository.sh)"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install btsync-gui
btsync-gui
