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+Syncthing on arkos
+
+Goal: savestate/save sync to other retroarch instances
+
+In Retroarch -> Settings -> Saving: recommend disabling any type of per-game/per-core save settings so everything is in single folders
+
+
+Identify retroarch save location:
+
+/home/ark/.config/retroarch/saves/
+/home/ark/.config/retroarch/states/
+
+
+ssh into arkos:
+
+ssh ark@<local_ip_addr>
+password: ark
+
+syncthing apt install: https://apt.syncthing.net/
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+    sudo curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/syncthing-archive-keyring.gpg https://syncthing.net/release-key.gpg
+    echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/syncthing-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.syncthing.net/ syncthing stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list
+    sudo apt update
+    sudo apt install syncthing
+
+
+for first time configuration, update the GUI address to the devices IP:
+
+open config.xml:
+
+``nano ~/.config/syncthing/config.xml``
+
+Update gui/address:
+
+
+``<address>127.0.0.1:8384</address>`` -> ``<address>LOCAL_IP_ADDRESS:8384</address>``
+
+
+Start it up: ``syncthing``
+
+from your host machine. login to the gui with LOCAL_IP_ADDRESS:8384
+
+remove the default folder sync and create a new one
+
+name: whatever you want
+
+folder path: ``/home/ark/.config/retroarch``
+
+In ``Ignore Patterns`` check the enable box
+
+everything else on default. Hit save
+
+
+Now enter the Ignore Patterns:
+
+.. code-block::
+
+    // DO NOT IGNORE
+    !/states
+    !/saves
+    // IGNORE (everything else)
+    *
+
+Now you can add a remote device. in this case i have a NAS that acts as the primary remote device. all other devices sync to it
+
+As you share across devices make SURE you add the ignore pattern everywhere!!
+
+best way i found to do it was rg353m -> NAS -> steamdeck
+
+
+Syncthing auto start
+
+https://docs.syncthing.net/users/autostart.html?highlight=windows#using-systemd
+
+disable syncthing gui now (save some resources) (in ~/.config/syncthing/config.xml)
+
+``<gui enabled="false" tls="false" debugging="false">``
+
+Also checkout https://docs.syncthing.net/users/tuning.html#tuning-for-low-resources
+
+to help minimize resource utilization
+
+
+systemctl --user enable syncthing.service
+systemctl --user start syncthing.service
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