BitTorrent Sync should be ran by default when we run the Docker container, so we use ENTRYPOINT to accomplish this and CMD to specifty some default parameters for BitTorrent Sync. We will use EXPOSE to make two ports in our Docker image public and later we will configure BitTorrent Sync to use the same ports. The BitTorrent Sync client needs to communicate over two ports, one for the web ui and one for the listening port. RUN cd /usr/bin & tar -xzvf & rm btsync.tar.Ĥ.
RUN apt-get update & apt-get install -y curl
We need to install curl, use curl to download the BitTorrent Sync client and extract the client to /usr/bin/. Next define some commands that will be run when building the new image. Our image will be based on Ubuntu, so it should start with this: FROM ubuntuģ. The first line in a Dockerfile must define what base image is to be used. Create an empty file named Dockerfile in a directory named docker-btsync.Ģ. Write the DockerfileĪ Dockerfile is used to define a set of commands to build a Docker image.ġ.
Full installation instructions for your system are available on the Docker website. Steps Install Dockerĭocker can also be ran in operating systems other than Linux using VirtualBox and Vagrant. It also makes running multiple instances of the application on a single host trivial. This allows you to create a lightweight encapsulated instance of an application that is easy to reproduce.īecause the application is encapsulated, access to the host system is limited to what you explicitly allow. There are official mobile apps Why Docker?ĭocker uses Linux Containers (LXC) to provide you with an environment similar to a virtual machine but without the overhead of actually virtualizing hardware.It’s peer-to-peer (no central “cloud” server).It’s encrypted using a unique session key (no master key).I discovered Resilio Sync (formerly BitTorrent Sync) when trying to find a cross-platform solution to sync files to a server on a LAN.
The code for this project is available on GitHub.
In this week’s Sync Hacks, Bill Thornton ( shows you how to build a Docker image that runs BitTorrent Sync, so that you can deploy BitTorrent Sync on any machine with Docker installed. Can’t wait to hear what you guys cook up. If you have an interesting use or how-to, shoot us an email at. Sync is our free, unlimited, and secure file-syncing application.
It is not compatible with torrent file sharing applications.In Sync Hacks, we spotlight cool uses of Sync from the creative minds of our users. Note: Resilio Sync is a personal file syncing manager.
To get the best performance and to avoid running up your data charges while syncing folders, we recommend leaving the "Use Cellular Data" setting off.
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