User:Maffblaster/Drafts/Synergy

Synergy is Article description::open source, cross platform software used to manage multiple computers systems with a single keyboard and mouse. It can be thought of as a strange mix between a KVM and remote desktop software. Although the website says prompts support though purchasing "Basic" and "Pro" versions, the same functionality can be replicated through a little elbow grease.

There are currently two versions of Synergy being maintained: 1.x and 2.x. The 2.x branch appears to be still in beta.

Files

 * - Global (system wide) configuration file.
 * - Local (per user) configuration directory.

Encryption
The Synergy wiki upstream provides details for enabling encryption between the client/server connection(s).

In short, copy the bundled encryption plugin to the Synergy user's home directory:

Next, generate the certificate:

Usage
There are a few executable files that are merged after the compilation:



External resources

 * https://github.com/symless/synergy/wiki - Upstream's project wiki.
 * https://brahma-dev.github.io/synergy-stable-builds/ - A third party site that hosts compiled binaries for Windows and OSX.