diff --git a/hosts/apollo/configuration.nix b/hosts/apollo/configuration.nix
index f54f2efe..40bdb762 100644
--- a/hosts/apollo/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/apollo/configuration.nix
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ in {
       declarative = syncthing.declarativeWith [ "hera" ] "/home/maralorn/media";
     };
   };
+  boot.kernel.sysctl = { "fs.inotify.max_user_watches" = 204800; };
 
   cdark_net = {
     enable = true;
diff --git a/hosts/apollo/syncthing.nix b/hosts/apollo/syncthing.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b0843559..00000000
--- a/hosts/apollo/syncthing.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{ config, lib, ... }:
-with lib;
-let me = config.m-0.private.me;
-in {
-
-  boot.kernel.sysctl = { "fs.inotify.max_user_watches" = 204800; };
-  services = mkIf config.m-0.standalone.enable {
-    syncthing = {
-      dataDir = "/home/${me.user}/.config/syncthing";
-      enable = true;
-      group = "users";
-      user = me.user;
-      openDefaultPorts = true;
-    };
-  };
-
-}
diff --git a/hosts/hera/configuration.nix b/hosts/hera/configuration.nix
index c370ac1f..d0811ec8 100644
--- a/hosts/hera/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/hera/configuration.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ in {
       declarative = syncthing.declarativeWith [ "apollo" ] "/media";
     };
   };
-  systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [ "Z /media - maralorn nginx - -" ];
+  boot.kernel.sysctl = { "fs.inotify.max_user_watches" = 204800; };
+  systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [ "Z /media 0750 maralorn nginx - -" ];
 
   users.users.choreutes = {
     linger = true;