Headless Synergy setup using an OrangePiZero

If you’re like me and have a collection of retro machines that only support the Synergy client, not the server, and you don’t want to run a Synergy server on a bulky machine (or simply don’t have one nearby), then a headless Synergy server on a tiny SBC like the OrangePiZero or a Raspberry Pi is the perfect solution. It’s a slick setup that lets you share a single mouse and keyboard across all your machines with ease.

Currently, I have a headless Synergy server running on an OrangePiZero that connects to my Amiga 1000 (with network connectivity courtesy of a Plipbox), as well as two Pegasos II systems—one running AmigaOS 4.1 FE and the other running MorphOS.

Interested? Head over to my GitHub repo to learn how to set this up yourself.