diff --git a/content/posts/syncthing-on-pocketbook.adoc b/content/posts/syncthing-on-pocketbook.adoc index 8c36520..e8aaaa4 100644 --- a/content/posts/syncthing-on-pocketbook.adoc +++ b/content/posts/syncthing-on-pocketbook.adoc @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- -title: "Install syncthing on PocketBook" +title: "Install Syncthing on PocketBook" slug: syncthing-on-pocketbook -description: "Install syncthing on your PocketBook e-reader." +description: "Install Syncthing on your PocketBook e-reader." date: 2020-11-17T22:57:28+01:00 type: posts draft: false @@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ comtodon: A1J4iIO2gJhoLjICoK :url-syncthing-doc: https://docs.syncthing.net/ :url-wp-fat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table#FAT32 -Installing syncthing on a PocketBook is fairly easy, but it requires a bit more +Installing Syncthing on a PocketBook is fairly easy, but it requires a bit more setup than on PCs. I've tested this with a PB632 (PocketBook Touch HD 3), but it should work on any PocketBook device. Connect your e-reader via USB in “PC link” mode. Create the directory `applications/syncthing` in the storage device that shows up. Get the latest ARM -32 bit version of syncthing from <{url-syncthing-dl}> and extract the binary +32 bit version of Syncthing from <{url-syncthing-dl}> and extract the binary “syncthing” to the directory you just created. Now create the following files: .`applications/syncthing.app` @@ -55,20 +55,20 @@ ${SYNCTHING_DIR}/syncthing -home="${SYNCTHING_DIR}" [NOTE] PocketBooks don't seem to have an address assigned to the loopback interface. If -you try to listen on 127.0.0.1 syncthing will exit with an error message. +you try to listen on 127.0.0.1 Syncthing will exit with an error message. [TIP] -If you want to see the output of syncthing, download “pbterm.zip” from +If you want to see the output of Syncthing, download “pbterm.zip” from <{url-pbterm}>, install it and start `syncthing.app` from there. -Disconnect the e-reader, enable wireless LAN and start syncthing. It should show +Disconnect the e-reader, enable wireless LAN and start Syncthing. It should show up in “Apps” as “@syncthing”. Open a browser on your PC and connect to the IP of your PocketBook (see <> if you don't know it) on port 8384. Now link:{url-syncthing-doc}[configure -syncthing] as normal. There is no window showing up if you start syncthing, the +Syncthing] as normal. There is no window showing up if you start Syncthing, the screen appears to freeze. You can get back to your start screen with the -home key. syncthing will continue to run in the background. You can close -syncthing with the “Task Manager”. +home key. Syncthing will continue to run in the background. You can close +Syncthing with the “Task Manager”. Make sure that the Wi-Fi icon has black bars before starting Syncthing. When you don't use the network for a short while, it goes into a sleep-mode and the Wi-Fi @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ permissions. Make sure to check “Ignore Permissions” in the advanced tab for each shared folder or set `ignorePerms="true"` in `config.xml`. [CAUTION] -We configured syncthing to accept connections from everywhere without a password +We configured Syncthing to accept connections from everywhere without a password and we disabled encryption. Make sure to disable the {abbr-gui} or set a password and enable {abbr-tls} if you want to use it in insecure networks. @@ -103,4 +103,4 @@ different hardware addresses. -// LocalWords: loopback syncthing PocketBooks PocketBook +// LocalWords: loopback Syncthing PocketBooks PocketBook