# Reset/change joplin server sync target in client

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/reset-change-joplin-server-sync-target-in-client/48095>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [16 December 2025 04:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/reset-change-joplin-server-sync-target-in-client/48095 "2025-12-16T04:22:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![shakyknees](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/shakyknees/32/27489_2.png) [@shakyknees](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/shakyknees)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2025 04:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/reset-change-joplin-server-sync-target-in-client/48095/1 "2025-12-16T04:22:14Z")

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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](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/uploads/short-url/2VNQDO7SG2Mo1gBHtJFIcK7HXV1.txt) (8.47 MB)

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**Author:** ![shakyknees](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/shakyknees/32/27489_2.png) [@shakyknees](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/shakyknees)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2025 05:05 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/reset-change-joplin-server-sync-target-in-client/48095/2 "2025-12-16T05:05:33Z")

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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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**Author:** ![shakyknees](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/shakyknees/32/27489_2.png) [@shakyknees](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/shakyknees)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2025 05:20 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/reset-change-joplin-server-sync-target-in-client/48095/3 "2025-12-16T05:20:51Z")

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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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**Author:** ![tomasz86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@tomasz86](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/tomasz86)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2025 08:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/reset-change-joplin-server-sync-target-in-client/48095/4 "2025-12-16T08:22:42Z")

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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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**Author:** ![\_vg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/_vg/32/27067_2.png) [@\_vg](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/_vg)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2025 20:17 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/reset-change-joplin-server-sync-target-in-client/48095/5 "2025-12-16T20:17:56Z")

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

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**Author:** ![shakyknees](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/shakyknees/32/27489_2.png) [@shakyknees](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/shakyknees)\
**Post date:** [17 December 2025 00:45 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/reset-change-joplin-server-sync-target-in-client/48095/6 "2025-12-17T00:45:00Z")

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

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [16 January 2026 00:45 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/reset-change-joplin-server-sync-target-in-client/48095/7 "2026-01-16T00:45:18Z")

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Closed on 16 January 2026 00:45 UTC

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