Reset/change joplin server sync target in client

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Operating system

Linux

Joplin version

3.4.12

Desktop version info

Freehand Drawing: 3.1.0

Sync target

Joplin Server

What issue do you have?

My first post, please correct me if I've screwed up the post. While experimenting with using PostgreSql18 as Unraid container joplin-server's storage, I deleted and rebuilt the joplin-server instance. Now the desktop client doesn't recognize the new server, and I don't find where I can delete or update joplin desktop's sync parameters. I am ok dropping and reinstalling the desktop app (and re-uploading 2GB of ENEX) but is there a civilized way to reset sync target parameters in desktop?
Log file is 13MB, forum forbids > 10MB and zip, so I've edited out some redundant cruft. Ignore the 1MB log.txt, the edited one is ~8MB.
Problem symptoms start at 2025-12-10 20:55.

Log file

log.txt (8.47 MB)

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While reinstalling the desktop app, I see the Synchronization tab that would answer all of my questions above. But I couldn’t see that tab after I had sync’d once. Starting over, maybe I’ll find it.

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Nope, after successfully configuring new desktop app instance to sync with joplin-server, the Synchronization tab (with config options) is no longer present, only a Sync button that has no options. Seems an odd design decision.

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I think some screenshots of what you're actually seeing would be helpful to better understand the problem.

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Go to settings, sync, and there you can update your sync target again.

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THANK YOU @_vg. That app does not have “Settings” but it was under Tools/Options/Synchronization.