Installation

Option 1: Install via Cargo (Recommended)

If you have Rust installed, you can install Synchi directly from crates.io:

cargo install synchi

To install Rust, follow the instructions at rustup.rs.

Option 2: Download a Precompiled Binary

Go to the GitHub releases page and download the binary for your platform:

• https://github.com/jakobkreft/synchi/releases/

Available binaries:

• synchi-linux-x86_64 — Linux (x86_64)
• synchi-linux-aarch64 — Linux (ARM64, Raspberry Pi, ARM servers)
• synchi-macos-aarch64 — macOS (Apple Silicon)
• synchi-macos-x86_64 — macOS (Intel)

Make the binary executable and place it somewhere on your PATH:

chmod +x synchi-linux-x86_64
mv synchi-linux-x86_64 /usr/local/bin/synchi

Option 3: Build from Source

Clone and build Synchi:

git clone https://github.com/jakobkreft/synchi.git
cd synchi
cargo build --release

The compiled binary will be available at target/release/synchi. You can copy it to a directory on your PATH, or install directly:

cargo install --path .

System Requirements

Synchi relies on a few standard Unix tools on both the local machine and any remote hosts:

• ssh
• tar
• find (with -printf support)
• sha256sum

Most Linux systems already include them.

Quick Sanity Check

synchi --version
synchi --help

Next Steps

• Configuration Reference
• Android (Termux) for syncing with Android devices
• Troubleshooting if something doesn’t work