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After install the Synergy frontend couldn't connect to the backend service. I ran systemctl --user enable synergy and systemctl --user start synergy to make it work.

I reinstalled Arch with archinstall and chose KDE instead of using the wiki and installing i3 and it's working now. Thanks!

My service just won't start with no errors, it just dies as soon as you try to connect to it. I tried reinstalling after deleting ~/.config/Synergy and ~/.config/synergy with both makepkg and paru. This is a brand new arch install with i3 and nvidia proprietary gfx drivers.

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synergy-service [2023-06-11T11:00:46] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-11T11:03:01] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-11T11:06:16] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-11T11:12:02] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-11T11:24:52] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-11T11:25:07] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-11T11:34:23] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-12T15:12:26] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-12T15:27:25] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-12T15:27:52] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-12T15:31:01] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-12T15:45:17] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-12T15:49:02] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-12T15:50:40] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-14T23:02:39] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-14T23:09:43] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-14T23:10:00] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-17T03:40:55] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-17T03:42:50] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-17T03:43:46] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-17T03:56:08] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-17T03:56:35] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-17T04:01:56] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-17T04:05:37] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-17T04:05:46] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-17T04:06:04] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-17T04:06:43] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-17T04:09:03] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined
synergy-service [2023-06-17T04:10:54] - ERROR - Program failed to start: undefined

I had the same issue as shyce, I deleted my ~/.config/synergy and ~/.config/Synergy directories to reset the application and it fixed the issue. A bit annoying that it just randomly breaks though.

I cannot do that, it's not an option. https://i.imgur.com/lA9P3TG.png

To fix .config/Synergy/db.json ... FAIL

In the top left menu, go to Synergy>About>Update serial key
Select either; "Update using Symless account" or "Update manually using serial key"
Enter either login details or serial key
Choose update this computer
Repeat above steps for each computer

reference: https://forums.symless.com/topic/6832-synergy-3-rc1-is-here/?do=findComment&comment=32102

I'm having the following problem with synergy-service:

synergy-service [2023-06-11T20:12:43] - ERROR - Program failed to start: {"errno":-2,"syscall":"open","code":"ENOENT","path":"/etc/Synergy/loginInfo","name":"Error","message":"ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/etc/Synergy/loginInfo'","stack":"Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/etc/Synergy/loginInfo'\n at Object.openSync (fs.js:498:3)\n at Object.openSync (pkg/prelude/bootstrap.js:795:32)\n at Object.writeFileSync (fs.js:1529:35)\n at startProcess (/snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1290673)\n at startServer (/snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1282483)\n at startCore (/snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1279546)\n at s.restartCore (/snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1280327)\n at E.updateCore (/snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1225468)\n at new E (/snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1233030)\n at /snapshot/service/dist/synergy-service.js:2:1245856"}

Basically, it tries to access /etc/Synergy/ which doesn't exist

Synergy-core isn't starting because there is no conf file provided and no apparent way to generate one. Not sure how to generate the db.json or local.json files either. I'm assuming those are created when the server is started. Can you provide a configuration file?

If no configuration file pathname is provided then the first of the
following to load successfully sets the configuration:
  /home/shyce/.synergy.conf
  /etc/synergy.conf

Checking binary synergy ... OK
Checking binary synergy-core ... OK
Checking binary synergy-service ... OK
Checking binary synergy-tray ... OK
Checking process: synergy-core ... FAIL
 Reason: Process synergy-core not running
Checking service "synergy.service" ... OK
Ping synergy-service ... FAIL
 Reason: Fail to ping synergy-service http://127.0.0.1:24802/ping
Checking db structure for /home/shyce/.config/Synergy/db.json ... FAIL
 Reason: /home/shyce/.config/Synergy/db.json doesn't exist
Checking db structure for /home/shyce/.config/Synergy/local.json ... FAIL
 Reason: /home/shyce/.config/Synergy/local.json doesn't exist
Error: Can't save report because home dir not found!
Diagnostic finished

Ok, it is fixed now. As well as my pkgbuild knowledge :) Added synergy to conflicts - Thanks, @ddavo.

I don't use manjaro. plain old arch here too, with gnome...