# \[SOLVED\] Can't access SyncThing administration panel
**URL:** https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/solved-cant-access-syncthing-administration-panel/2137
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 18, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/solved-cant-access-syncthing-administration-panel/2137 "2022-06-18T22:19:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@refaqtor](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/refaqtor)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/solved-cant-access-syncthing-administration-panel/2137/1 "2022-06-18T22:19:43Z")
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/](https://localhost:8384/)”
How can I get back in to correct that setting?
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### Author:  [@nbenedek](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/nbenedek)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2022, 11:44am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/solved-cant-access-syncthing-administration-panel/2137/2 "2022-06-23T11:44:42Z")
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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### Author:  [@refaqtor](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/refaqtor)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/solved-cant-access-syncthing-administration-panel/2137/3 "2022-06-23T21:11:01Z")
Thank you. I’ll give that a try.
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### Author:  [@refaqtor](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/refaqtor)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/solved-cant-access-syncthing-administration-panel/2137/4 "2022-06-24T02:35:07Z")
And there was much rejoicing!
thank you, thank you
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### Author:  [@Edwin](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Edwin)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/solved-cant-access-syncthing-administration-panel/2137/5 "2025-02-23T09:19:23Z")
Thanks, working fine for me.
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### Author:  [@joseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/joseph)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/solved-cant-access-syncthing-administration-panel/2137/6 "2025-03-09T21:56:19Z")
🤣 bumping for `sed`. Aren’t you a developer for that program that works for new and unskilled linux users?
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### Author:  [@Sunil](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Sunil)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2025, 2:02am UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/solved-cant-access-syncthing-administration-panel/2137/7 "2025-03-10T02:02:15Z")
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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### Author:  [@joseph](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/joseph)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/solved-cant-access-syncthing-administration-panel/2137/8 "2025-03-10T13:48:52Z")
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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### Author:  [@nbenedek](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/nbenedek)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/solved-cant-access-syncthing-administration-panel/2137/9 "2025-03-25T17:07:26Z")
Since the original posting of this issue, FreedomBox has introduced a feature to re-run setup of applications. Starting from FreedomBox version [25.6](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/freedombox-25-6-released/3675), it is possible to recover a broken Syncthing installation by re-running the setup from the GUI.