diff --git a/home/jacob.nix b/home/jacob.nix
index d0acbfa..f3c3b18 100644
--- a/home/jacob.nix
+++ b/home/jacob.nix
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
       };
     };
     syncthing = {
-      enable = true;
+      enable = false;
       # cause the tray command to wait for the service and tray manager to start
       #extraOptions = [ "--wait" ];
       tray.enable = false;
diff --git a/machines/buck/configuration.nix b/machines/buck/configuration.nix
index 2c81195..a3f7b16 100644
--- a/machines/buck/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/buck/configuration.nix
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@
       #media-session.enable = true;
     };
 
+    syncthing = import ./syncthing.nix;
+
     # Enable the X11 windowing system. services.xserver.enable = true;
     xserver = {
       enable = true;
diff --git a/machines/buck/syncthing.nix b/machines/buck/syncthing.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1fb85f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/machines/buck/syncthing.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  enable = true;
+  dataDir = "/home/jacob/Sync";
+  #guiAddress = "0.0.0.0:8234";  # for headless
+}