Upgrade SyncThing 0.13.9 to v1.30.0 to support sync with latest v2.0.1

[PoluQxxTroy]

Hello,

I struggled with my DNS320ax to install a version of Syncthing that can sync with another Syncthing v2.0.1 because version 0.13.9 is not supported.

Here how i upgraded syncthing v0.13.9 on a ALT-F :

1/ Install SyncThing 0.13.9 using available package

 

2/ Upgrade to version 1.0.1 manually with below command

 

wget https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/download/v1.0.1/syncthing-linux-arm-v1.0.1.tar.gz && tar xzf syncthing-linux-arm-v1.0.1.tar.gz && rcsyncthing stop && cp -a syncthing-linux-arm-v1.0.1/* /opt/syncthing/ && chown -R syncthing:sync /opt/syncthing && rm -rf syncthing-linux-arm-v1.0.1* && rm -Rf /var/lib/syncthing/ && rcsyncthing start

3/ tail -f /var/log/syncthing/syncthing.log to see upgrade process 

4/ delete the db folder that can't be upgrade : rm -Rf /var/lib/syncthing

 

5/ Restart service syncthing  in ALTF GUI if stuck in log or service does not start

 

6/ Upgrade to version 1.30.0 using GUI upgrade button

 

7/ tail -f /var/log/syncthing/syncthing.log

 

8/ Restart service syncthing in ALTF GUI if stuck or service does not start

I was unable to upgrade directly to v2.0.1 because otherwise can service will never start even if you delete db.

I think there are intermediate versions that you should upgrade to in other to reach last version.

I will try to find a way to upgrade to latest version 2.0.1 later

Hope it helps.

[Atha Athaa]

Dear  PoluQxxTroy,

thank you very much for your post!
This helps a lot! :)

[PoluQxxTroy]

You can also use below to upgrade directly to 1.30.0 : Please note that rm command will erase all your configuration, backup first.

cd /tmp/ && wget https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/download/v1.30.0/syncthing-linux-arm-v1.30.0.tar.gz && tar xzf syncthing-linux-arm-v1.30.0.tar.gz && rcsyncthing stop && cp -a syncthing-linux-arm-v1.30.0/* /opt/syncthing/ && chown -R syncthing:sync /opt/syncthing && rm -rf syncthing-linux-arm-v1.30.0* && rm -Rf /var/lib/syncthing/ && rcsyncthing start

[PoluQxxTroy]

I'm not able to upgrade to version 2.x because system is not supported. I'm not enough skilled to troubleshoot.