How to run BitTorrent Sync?
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
forum.bittorrent.com
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.
Ubuntu Install Steps
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.