syncthing v1.5.0-rc.2 Release Notes

Release Date: 2020-04-22 // about 4 years ago
  • v1.5.0

    🚀 This release changes the default location for the index database under
    some circumstances. Two new flags can also be used to affect the
    🔧 location of the configuration (-config) and database (-data)
    separately. The old -home flag is equivalent to setting both of these
    to the same directory. When no flags are given the following logic is
    👉 used to determine the data location:

    • 0️⃣ If a database exists in the old default location, that location is
      still used. This means existing installations are not affected by this
      🔄 change.
    • If $XDG_DATA_HOME is set, use $XDG_DATA_HOME/syncthing.
    • 🔀 If ~/.local/share/syncthing exists, use that location.
    • 0️⃣ Use the old default location.

    🏁 This logic is used on non-Windows, non-Mac platforms only. On Windows
    and Mac the logic is unchanged.

    🛠 Bugfixes:

    • 🔀 #3808: gui: Number of days must be number flashes red then disappears
    • 🔀 #5809: stdiscosrv failed to load keypair without proper error message
    • 🔀 #6410: Wrong 30-days-interval in staggered versioning
    • 🔀 #6430: Incorrect out-of-sync/locally changed status indication on folders
    • 🔀 #6436: Revert Local Changes red button does not work correctly
    • 🔀 #6440: Doesn't run monitor process when started with STNORESTART=1
    • 🔀 #6450: LDAP auth doesn't handle LDAPS with certificate validation
    • 🔀 #6487: Scan problem within single unignored subdirectory prevents bidirectional sync

    ✨ Enhancements:

    • #4924: Move index db to $XDG_DATA_HOME/syncthing/
    • 🔀 #5376: Improve LDAP authentication
    • ⬆️ #6384: Do auto upgrades early and synchronously on startup
    • 🔀 #6416: Improve device status for "unused" devices
    • 🔀 #6432: Deleted file that existed locally only reported as locally changed
    • ⬆️ #6437: Don't start browser when restarting after upgrade

    Other issues:

    • 🏁 #6471: Windows exe isn't properly version tagged