Syncthing
Syncthing is an open-source, self-hosted app in the File Sync & Storage category, licensed MPL-2.0 and written mainly in Go. It is a self-hosted alternative to Google Drive and Dropbox and ships a Docker image. It has 89,757 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 89,757
- Forks
- 5,542
- Open issues
- 374
- Commits, last 12 months
- 244
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- v2.1.7Oct 21, 2026
- Created
- Nov 26, 2013
- License
- MPL-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 244 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 244 |
| Latest release | v2.1.7 (Oct 21, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 3 |
| Releases, all time | 490 |
| Open issues | 374 |
| Open pull requests | 17 |
| Good first issues | 4 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Nov 26, 2013 |
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About Syncthing
Syncthing is an open source peer-to-peer file synchronisation tool.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/syncthing/syncthing.
Topics
- synchronization
- go
- peer-to-peer
- p2p
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Is Syncthing free and open source?
Yes. Syncthing is open-source software released under the MPL-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Syncthing with Docker?
Yes. Syncthing provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. Our step-by-step deploy guide covers the Compose file, HTTPS and backups.
What are the best alternatives to Syncthing?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Syncthing include Puter, Nextcloud and Cloudreve. Syncthing itself is a self-hosted alternative to Google Drive and Dropbox.
Is Syncthing actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Syncthing was on Oct 26, 2026 with 244 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v2.1.7, published Oct 21, 2026. It had 374 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.