diff --git a/home/users/odweta/syncthing.nix b/home/users/odweta/syncthing.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..516743e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/users/odweta/syncthing.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  # Enable Syncthing as a user service
+  programs.syncthing = {
+    enable = true;     
+    autoStart = false; 
+    dataDir = "$HOME/.config/syncthing"; # default location
+    gui = {
+      enable = true;
+      address = "127.0.0.1:8384"; # localhost GUI
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/services/syncthing.nix b/modules/services/syncthing.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 253df55..0000000
--- a/modules/services/syncthing.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{ config, pkgs, ... }:
-
-{
-  # Enable Syncthing systemd service for a user
-  services.syncthing.enable = true;
-
-  # Specify the system user who will run Syncthing
-  services.syncthing.user = "odweta";
-
-  # Optional: start automatically at boot
-  services.syncthing.enableAutostart = false;
-}
-