From a29fcda70c3dd25c7d764c54fb16886616af574e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Burns Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 09:38:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add note on Global Discovery and Relaying in documentation Added a note about Global Discovery and Relaying features in Syncthing. --- intro/getting-started.rst | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/intro/getting-started.rst b/intro/getting-started.rst index 69fc1ccd..457ba415 100644 --- a/intro/getting-started.rst +++ b/intro/getting-started.rst @@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ will explain how to set up two devices with the core Syncthing flavor. .. _`Syncthing-GTK`: https://github.com/kozec/syncthing-gtk +.. note:: + When **Global Discovery** or **Relaying** is enabled, Syncthing connects to community-hosted servers to locate devices and traverse firewalls. Because these relay IP addresses are hosted by third-party volunteers, your antivirus or firewall software may occasionally flag connections to specific relay nodes as potential false positives. All traffic remains fully end-to-end encrypted. + Syncthing ~~~~~~~~~ From c8f7e82f166a3f6020776128b853063c9b65cf5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Burns Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 14:20:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update note on Syncthing's Global Discovery and Relaying Clarify the default behavior of Syncthing's discovery server and the potential for antivirus flags. --- intro/getting-started.rst | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/intro/getting-started.rst b/intro/getting-started.rst index 457ba415..14196d64 100644 --- a/intro/getting-started.rst +++ b/intro/getting-started.rst @@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ will explain how to set up two devices with the core Syncthing flavor. .. _`Syncthing-GTK`: https://github.com/kozec/syncthing-gtk .. note:: - When **Global Discovery** or **Relaying** is enabled, Syncthing connects to community-hosted servers to locate devices and traverse firewalls. Because these relay IP addresses are hosted by third-party volunteers, your antivirus or firewall software may occasionally flag connections to specific relay nodes as potential false positives. All traffic remains fully end-to-end encrypted. + By default, Syncthing connects to a Syncthing Foundation discovery server to +locate devices and traverse firewalls. Your antivirus or firewall software may +occasionally flag connections to specific relay nodes as potential false +positives, but note that all traffic remains fully end-to-end encrypted. Syncthing ~~~~~~~~~