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Resilio Active Everywhere is not available in Synology's Package Center and it needs to be installed manually.

Account "admin" mandatory for DSM6

For DSM6 OS, make sure you perform these steps as the Synology admin. In some cases the admin account is disabled, so you will have to enable the account before you can login.

  1. Log in to Synology DSM and create a dedicated shared folder:

    1. Open Control Panel, then in the File Sharing section, click Shared Folder.

    2. Click Create, then select Create.

    3. In the Name input field, enter Resilio Agent, then click Next.

      Note: Mind the case and the space, ensure there are no trailing spaces.

    4. (Optional) Enable encryption and click Next.

    5. (Optional) Enter encryption key, then click Next.
    6. (Optional) Configure advanced settings, then click Next.
    7. Review your shared folder's configuration, then click Next.
    8. Assign the Read/Write permission to the admin user, then click Apply.

  2. Download the agent configuration file from Management Console and copy it to the Resilio Agent shared folder. For more information, see Install Agent - Generate Configuration File.

  3. Download the Resilio Active Everywhere Agent package specific to your DSM version. Note: For DSM 6, make sure to download a Resilio Agent package dedicated to your hardware architecture. For information on how to identify the hardware architecture of your Synology NAS, see What kind of CPU does my Synology NAS have?
  4. Open the Package Center, then click Manual Install.
  5. Click Browse, locate the Agent package file, then click Next.
  6. Click Agree and proceed with the installation depending on your DSM version.
  1. On the Confirm settings step, deselect the Run after installation option, then click Done.
  2. In the File Station, locate and right-click the Resilio Agent shared folder, then click Properties.
  3. Select the Permissions tab, then click Create.
  4. In the Permission editor window:
    1. From the User or group drop-down list, select resilioagent.
    2. From the Type drop-down list, select Allow.
    3. From the Apply to drop-down list, select All.
    4. In the Permission section, select: Administration, Read and Write, then click Done.
  5. Click Save to apply permissions update.
  6. In the Package Center, locate the Resilio Agent package and click Run.

Note

If the package fails to launch, make sure the resilioagent user has the full access permission to the Resilio Agent shared folder and the sync.conf file, then locate the package in the Package Center and click Repair.

  1. Select Run after installation and click Apply.

    If everything has been set up correctly, the Resilio Agent package status will change to Running.

    The agent will pick up the config file and automatically connect to the Console. Config file will be moved to the Agent's storage. Thus, the sync.conf file will disappear from Resilio Agent folder and Downloads folder will appear there.

    By default, all shares will be stored in the directory as defined in folders_storage_path value in agent config file sync.conf. This might be %DOWNLOADS%, %HOME% or %USERPROFILE% path macro variable (for information of what those variables resolve to, see Path macros). You can change these defaults by editing folders.conf file in /usr/local/resilioagent/var/:

    {
  "downloads_folder_path" : "/volume1/Resilio Agent/Downloads",
  "user_profile_folder_path" : "/volume1/Resilio Agent",
  "home_folder_path" : "/volume1/Resilio Agent",
  "management_server": {
    "host": "0.0.0.0:0"
  }
}