Oh! I almost forgot, the error messages from =guix home 
container=. It's worth mentioning that these are /user packages/. 
They're not installed on the root level.

#+BEGIN_QUOTE
Starting services...
Comparing /gnu/store/non-existing-generation/profile/share/fonts 
and
          /gnu/store/c04qxlqgawnbb0k08acwdd6sk2kjc1i2-home/profile/share/fonts... 
          done (same)
Evaluating on-change gexps.

On-change gexps evaluation finished.

sh: line 1: syncthing: command not found
Service syncthing could not be started.
sh: line 1: pantalaimon: command not found
Service pantalaimon could not be started.
#+END_QUOTE

Tangonov <tn@eml.cc> writes:

> Hello Guix! 
>
> I don't seem to be able to start Shepherd services from my guix 
> home config. The services fail to start, despite being
> startable from the command line from both reconfigure & 
> container. 
>
> Here's what my services look like: 
>
> (home-environment
>  (packages
>   (specifications->packages
>    (append %base-packages
>            %emacs
>            %multimedia
>            %browsers
>            %chat-clients
>            %devel)))
>  (services
>   (list ; ... bash services
>         (service home-shepherd-service-type
>                  (home-shepherd-configuration
>                   (services (list
>                              (shepherd-service
>                               (provision '(syncthing))
>                               (start #~(make-system-constructor 
>                               "syncthing"))
>                               (stop #~(make-kill-destructor))
>                               (documentation
>                                "Synchronize folders to other 
>                                device"))
>                              (shepherd-service
>                               (provision '(pantalaimon))
>                               (start #~(make-system-constructor 
>                               "pantalaimon"))
>                               (stop #~(make-kill-destructor))
>                               (documentation
>                                "Crypto back-end server for 
>                                ement.el")))))))))
>
> Thanks again for the help & software