[SOLVED] Can't access SyncThing administration panel

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I had SyncThing setup and in use for a long time.
I did just access the SyncThing client admin interface from the link under Apps in Plinth, where I noticed a setting to, I thought, make it use https - which, apparently was a mistake.
I can no longer get into the SyncThing admin interface on the FreedomBox to correct that setting, as it automatically redirects the url to a useless “https://localhost:8384/”

How can I get back in to correct that setting?

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  1. Log in to Cockpit and enter the Terminal.
  2. Enter sudo sed -i 's/tls="true"/tls="false"/' /var/lib/syncthing/.config/syncthing/config.xml into the terminal.
  3. In Plinth > Apps > Syncthing turn off and then back on the Syncthing app.
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Thank you. I’ll give that a try.

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And there was much rejoicing!
thank you, thank you

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Thanks, working fine for me.

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:rofl: bumping for sed. Aren’t you a developer for that program that works for new and unskilled linux users?

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The feature to access Syncthing’s administration panel has not been implemented in FreedomBox. The solution here as been provided as a workaround for technical users. This is similar to the with other customization solutions we provide when users want to go beyond what FreedomBox provides out of the box.

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I hope I didn’t give offense. I love a good stream edit, part of the arcana of the unix of old. This is definitely one of those cases of, “it’s easy when you know how.” It’s a powerful experience for a new user to see a glimpse the powerful tool set they have inside FreedomBox.

@nbenedek

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Since the original posting of this issue, FreedomBox has introduced a feature to re-run setup of applications. Starting from FreedomBox version 25.6, it is possible to recover a broken Syncthing installation by re-running the setup from the GUI.