Bill-Stewart/SyncthingWindowsSetup
SyncthingWindowsSetup
SyncthingWindowsSetup is a Windows deployment tool designed to install and configure Syncthing on Windows systems. It automates the setup of application folders, network ports, and firewall rules.
The installer supports both administrative system-wide deployment and non-administrative per-user installation scopes. It can run the application as a background system service using dedicated local user accounts and manages automatic startup triggers for system boot or user logon.
The project includes capabilities for silent command-line installation, configuration data migration during upgrades, and the automation of Windows firewall rules. It further provides multi-language localization and the ability to source installation binaries from either local storage or remote repositories.
Features
- Windows Deployment Utilities - Provides a specialized Windows deployment tool to automate the installation and configuration of Syncthing.
- User-Level Installers - Supports both non-administrative per-user installation and administrative system-wide deployment scopes.
- Installer Scripting - Uses Inno Setup scripting to define the installation logic and automate system configuration.
- Windows Service Deployments - Deploys the application across multiple Windows user profiles or as a system-wide service.
- Local System Accounts - Creates and manages dedicated local Windows user accounts to run the application as a secure background system service.
- Background System Services - Configures the application to run as a background system service using a dedicated local user account.
- Background Service Configurations - Running Syncthing as a background system service to ensure files sync automatically without needing a user to be logged in.
- Silent Installation Commands - Supports unattended installation and uninstallation via command-line flags.
- CLI Software Installers - Uses command-line parameters to silently install and configure software on Windows.
- Configuration Migrations - Migrates application settings from legacy service account profiles to common data folders during upgrades.
- Installation Configuration - Allows defining automatic upgrade intervals and network addresses during the installation process.
- Installation Source Selection - Enables sourcing installation binaries from either local storage or remote repositories.
- CLI-Driven Installations - Provides command-line parameters to enable unattended installation and custom directory mapping.
- Configuration Migration - Automatically migrates application settings from legacy profile paths to centralized data folders during upgrades.
- Remote Binary Updaters - Downloads the latest software binaries from a remote repository during the setup process.
- Startup Application Managers - Manages applications that launch automatically at system boot or user logon.
- Account Provisioning - Creates and manages local Windows user accounts to run background processes with restricted privileges.
- Firewall Rule Configurations - Automates the creation of system firewall rules to open specific network ports for traffic.
- Windows Task Scheduler Interactions - Configures Windows Task Scheduler entries to trigger application startup at boot or logon.
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