diff --git a/src/Syncthing.apparmor b/src/Syncthing.apparmor
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+++ b/src/Syncthing.apparmor
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+{
+    "policy_groups": [],
+    "policy_version": 1.3,
+    "template": "unconfined"
+}
diff --git a/src/Syncthing.desktop b/src/Syncthing.desktop
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+++ b/src/Syncthing.desktop
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+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Syncthing
+Comment="Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program"
+Type=Application
+Icon=syncthing.png
+Exec=syncthing.sh
+Terminal=false
+X-Ubuntu-Touch=true
diff --git a/src/manifest.json b/src/manifest.json
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+++ b/src/manifest.json
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+{
+    "name": "syncthing.zeropointenergy",
+    "description": "Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program",
+    "architecture": "armhf",
+    "title": "Syncthing",
+    "hooks": {
+        "Syncthing": {
+            "apparmor": "Syncthing.apparmor",
+            "desktop":  "Syncthing.desktop"
+        }
+    },
+    "version": "0.14.31",
+    "maintainer": "Jakob Borg",
+    "framework" : "ubuntu-sdk-15.04.6"
+}
diff --git a/src/syncthing.sh b/src/syncthing.sh
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+++ b/src/syncthing.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# make sure syncthing gets started if it is not already
+# running when starting the webui
+pgrep -u $USER -x syncthing > /dev/null || syncthing -no-browser &
+
+# wait until the web ui responds
+until $(wget -O /dev/null -q http://127.0.0.1:8384); do sleep 1; done
+
+# show the web ui in the webapp-container
+webapp-container --webappUrlPatterns=https?://127.0.0.1:8384/* http://127.0.0.1:8384/ %u
+