syncthing_setup_steamos.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e

echo "=== Syncthing on SteamOS background setup (distrobox) ==="

# -----------------------------
# CONFIG
# -----------------------------

BOX_NAME="syncthing-box"
SERVICE_NAME="syncthing.service"
SERVICE_DIR="$HOME/.config/systemd/user"
SERVICE_FILE="$SERVICE_DIR/$SERVICE_NAME"
USERNAME="$(whoami)"

# -----------------------------
# PRECHECKS
# -----------------------------

if ! command -v distrobox >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  echo "ERROR: distrobox not found."
  echo "Install distrobox first, then re-run this script."
  exit 1
fi

if ! command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  echo "ERROR: systemctl not found."
  exit 1
fi

# -----------------------------
# CLEAN UNINSTALL (SAFE)
# -----------------------------

echo "Removing SyncThingy Flatpak if present..."

if command -v flatpak >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  flatpak uninstall -y com.github.com.zocker_160.SyncThingy >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
  rm -rf "$HOME/.var/app/com.github.com.zocker_160.SyncThingy" || true
fi

# -----------------------------
# CREATE DISTROBOX
# -----------------------------

if distrobox list | grep -q "$BOX_NAME"; then
  echo "Distrobox '$BOX_NAME' already exists. Reusing it."
else
  echo "Creating distrobox '$BOX_NAME' (Arch Linux)..."
  distrobox create \
    --name "$BOX_NAME" \
    --image archlinux:latest
fi

# -----------------------------
# INSTALL SYNCTHING IN BOX
# -----------------------------

echo "Installing Syncthing inside distrobox..."

distrobox enter "$BOX_NAME" -- sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm syncthing

# -----------------------------
# CREATE SYSTEMD USER SERVICE
# -----------------------------

echo "Creating systemd user service..."

mkdir -p "$SERVICE_DIR"

cat > "$SERVICE_FILE" <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=Syncthing (distrobox)
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/distrobox enter $BOX_NAME -- syncthing --no-browser --no-restart
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
EOF

# -----------------------------
# ENABLE AND START SERVICE
# -----------------------------

echo "Enabling systemd user service..."

systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable "$SERVICE_NAME"
systemctl --user start "$SERVICE_NAME"

# -----------------------------
# ENABLE LINGER
# -----------------------------

echo "Enabling user lingering (requires sudo)..."
sudo loginctl enable-linger "$USERNAME"

# -----------------------------
# STATUS
# -----------------------------

echo
echo "=== STATUS ==="
systemctl --user status "$SERVICE_NAME" --no-pager || true

echo
echo "Setup complete."
echo "Syncthing will now start automatically in the background, including Steam Mode."
echo "Web UI: http://127.0.0.1:8384"
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e

SERVICE_DIR="$HOME/.config/systemd/user"
SERVICE_FILE="$SERVICE_DIR/syncthing.service"
USERNAME="$(whoami)"

mkdir -p "$SERVICE_DIR"

cat > "$SERVICE_FILE" <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=SyncThingy (Flatpak wrapper)
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/flatpak run com.github.com.zocker_160.SyncThingy
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
EOF

systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable syncthing.service
systemctl --user start syncthing.service

sudo loginctl enable-linger "$USERNAME"

systemctl --user status syncthing.service --no-pager