diff --git a/hosts/alt/configuration.nix b/hosts/alt/configuration.nix
index f40b7f4..7b1384f 100644
--- a/hosts/alt/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/alt/configuration.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       ../modules/base.nix
       ../modules/kafka-mounts.nix
       ../modules/server.nix
+      ../modules/syncthing.nix
       ./caddy.nix
     ];
 
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@
     privileged = true;
   };
 
+  services.syncthing.guiAddress = "0.0.0.0:8384";
+
   networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [
     80 443 # caddy
     8000
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@
     8010 # audio bookshelf
     8080 # file browser
     8234 # shiori (non-standard)
+    8384 # syncthing
     9117
     8191 # flaresolverr
   ];
diff --git a/hosts/modules/syncthing.nix b/hosts/modules/syncthing.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87d554b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/modules/syncthing.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{ config, pkgs, inputs, ... }:
+{
+  # sync thing
+  services.syncthing = {
+    enable = true;
+    openDefaultPorts = true;
+    user = "alex";
+    configDir = "/home/alex/.config/syncthing";
+    dataDir = "/home/alex";
+  };
+}