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[![API Documentation](http://img.shields.io/badge/api-Godoc-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](http://godoc.org/github.com/syncthing/syncthing)
[![MPLv2 License](http://img.shields.io/badge/license-MPLv2-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/)
This is the `syncthing` project. The following are the project goals:
This is the `syncthing` project which pursues the following goals:
1. Define a protocol for synchronization of a folder between a number of
collaborating devices. The protocol should be well defined, unambiguous,
collaborating devices. This protocol should be well defined, unambiguous,
easily understood, free to use, efficient, secure and language neutral.
This is the [Block Exchange
This is called the [Block Exchange
Protocol](https://github.com/syncthing/specs/blob/master/BEPv1.md).
2. Provide the reference implementation to demonstrate the usability of
said protocol. This is the `syncthing` utility. It is the hope that
alternative, compatible implementations of the protocol will come to
exist.
said protocol. This is the `syncthing` utility. We hope that
alternative, compatible implementations of the protocol will arrise.
The two are evolving together; the protocol is not to be considered
stable until syncthing 1.0 is released, at which point it is locked down
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on your system in [the etc directory](https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/blob/master/etc).
There is an IRC channel, `#syncthing` on Freenode, for talking directly
to developers and users (when awake and present, etc.).
to developers and users.
Building
--------
Building Syncthing from source is easy, and there's a
[guide](https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/wiki/Building).
that describes it for both Unix and Windows.
that describes it for both Unix and Windows systems.
Signed Releases
---------------
As of v0.10.15 and onwards, git tags and release binaries are GPG signed
with the key D26E6ED000654A3E (see http://syncthing.net/security.html).
with the key D26E6ED000654A3E (see https://syncthing.net/security.html).
For release binaries, MD5 and SHA1 checksums are calculated and signed,
available in the md5sum.txt.asc and sha1sum.txt.asc files.
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Github wiki.
All code is licensed under the
[MPLv2](https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/blob/master/LICENSE).
[MPLv2 License](https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/blob/master/LICENSE).