diff --git a/nix/os/containers/syncthing.nix b/nix/os/containers/syncthing.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93481ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/os/containers/syncthing.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ ... } @ args:
+
+let
+
+in args // {
+  config = { config, pkgs, ... }: {
+    imports = [
+      ../profiles/containers/configuration.nix
+    ];
+
+    networking.firewall.enable = true;
+
+    services.syncthing = {
+      enable = true;
+      openDefaultPorts = true;
+    };
+  };
+
+  autoStart = true;
+
+  bindMounts = {
+    "/var/lib/syncthing/" = {
+      hostPath = "/var/lib/container-volumes/syncthing/var-lib-syncthing";
+      isReadOnly = false;
+    };
+  };
+
+  privateNetwork = true;
+  forwardPorts = [
+    {
+      containerPort = 22000;
+      hostPort = 22000;
+      protocol = "tcp";
+    }
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/nix/os/devices/vmd32387.contaboserver.net/pkg.nix b/nix/os/devices/vmd32387.contaboserver.net/pkg.nix
index 277d01a..3ba136a 100644
--- a/nix/os/devices/vmd32387.contaboserver.net/pkg.nix
+++ b/nix/os/devices/vmd32387.contaboserver.net/pkg.nix
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 {
   home-manager.users.steveej = import ../../../home-manager/configuration/text-minimal.nix;
 
-  services.syncthing = {
-    enable = true;
-    openDefaultPorts = true;
-  };
-
  services.hydra = {
     enable = false;
     hydraURL = "http://localhost:3000"; # externally visible URL
diff --git a/nix/os/devices/vmd32387.contaboserver.net/system.nix b/nix/os/devices/vmd32387.contaboserver.net/system.nix
index 51dc7b4..6d4ff00 100644
--- a/nix/os/devices/vmd32387.contaboserver.net/system.nix
+++ b/nix/os/devices/vmd32387.contaboserver.net/system.nix
@@ -80,5 +80,10 @@ in {
       hostAddress = "192.168.100.12";
       localAddress = "192.168.100.13";
     };
+
+    syncthing = import ../../containers/syncthing.nix {
+      hostAddress = "192.168.100.14";
+      localAddress = "192.168.100.15";
+    };
   };
 }