WYGIWYH (What You Get Is What You Have) is a powerful, principles-first finance tracker designed for people who prefer a no-budget, straightforward approach to managing their money. With features like multi-currency support, customizable transactions, and a built-in dollar-cost averaging tracker, WYGIWYH helps you take control of your finances with simplicity and flexibility. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install WYGIWYH on your Synology NAS using Docker and Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest WYGIWYH v0.17.5 release.

STEP 1

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STEP 2

Install Portainer using my step by step guide. If you already have Portainer installed on your Synology NAS, skip this STEP. Attention: Make sure you have installed the latest Portainer version.

STEP 3

Make sure you have a synology.me Wildcard Certificate. Follow my guide to get a Wildcard Certificate. If you already have a synology.me Wildcard certificate, skip this STEP.

STEP 4

Go to Control Panel / Login Portal / Advanced Tab / click Reverse Proxy. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 5

Now click the “Create” button. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 6

After you click the Create button, the window below will open. Follow the instructions in the image below.

On the General area, set the Reverse Proxy Name description: type in WYGIWYH. After that, add the following instructions:

Source:
Protocol: HTTPS
Hostname: wygiwyh.yourname.synology.me
Port: 443

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 9711

STEP 7

On the Reverse Proxy Rules, click the Custom Header tab. Click Create and then, from the drop-down menu, click WebSocket. After you click on WebSocket, two Header Names and two Values will be automatically added. Click Save. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 8

Go to Control Panel / Network / Connectivity tab/ Check Enable HTTP/2 then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 9

Go to Control Panel / Security / Advanced tab/ Check Enable HTTP Compression then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 10

Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it wygiwyh. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 11

Now create two new folders inside the wygiwyh folder that you created at STEP 10 and name them db, media, static. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 12

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Home then Live connect. Follow the instructions in the image below.

On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Stacks then + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 13

In the Name field type in wygiwyh. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Note: Copy Paste the code below in the Portainer Stacks Web editor.

services:
  db:
    image: postgres:18
    container_name: WYGIWYH-DB
    hostname: wygiwyh-db
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "wygiwyhdb", "-U", "wygiwyhuser"]
      timeout: 45s
      interval: 10s
      retries: 10
    environment:
      POSTGRES_USER: wygiwyhuser
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: wygiwyhpass
      POSTGRES_DB: wygiwyhdb
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/wygiwyh/db:/var/lib/postgresql:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

  wygiwyh:
    image: eitchtee/wygiwyh:latest
    container_name: WYGIWYH
    command: /start-single
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/8000' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s  
    ports:
      - 9711:8000
    environment:
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest
      DEBUG: false
      URL: https://wygiwyh.yourname.synology.me
      HTTPS_ENABLED: true
      SECRET_KEY: dOxZYTTZgXKMHkqLBIQVImayQXAVWdzGBPuFJKggzcgvgPJPXpWzqzKaUOIOGGIr
      DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS:  "*"
      OUTBOUND_PORT: 9005
      ADMIN_EMAIL: yourown@email
      ADMIN_PASSWORD: mariushosting
      SQL_DATABASE: wygiwyhdb
      SQL_USER: wygiwyhuser
      SQL_PASSWORD: wygiwyhpass
      SQL_HOST: wygiwyh-db
      SQL_PORT: 5432
      WEB_CONCURRENCY: 4
      ENABLE_SOFT_DELETE: false
      KEEP_DELETED_TRANSACTIONS_FOR: 365
      TASK_WORKERS: 1
    depends_on:
      - db
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/wygiwyh/media:/app/media:rw
      - /volume1/docker/wygiwyh/static:/app/static:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for TZ. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for URL and type in your own synology.me DDNS with https:// at the beginning that you have previously created at STEP 6.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SECRET_KEY. (Generate your own Random 64 length SECRET_KEY.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for ADMIN_EMAIL. Type in your own Email Address.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for ADMIN_PASSWORD. Type in your own password. mariushosting is an example for a password.

STEP 14

Scroll down on the page until you see a button named Deploy the stack. Click on it. Follow the instructions in the image below. The installation process can take up to a few minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection.

STEP 15

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.

STEP 16

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STEP 17

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://wygiwyh.yourname.synology.me that you have previously created at STEP 6. In my case it’s https://wygiwyh.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the WYGIWYH login page. Type in your Email Address (ADMIN_EMAIL) and Password (ADMIN_PASSWORD) that you have previously added at STEP 13. Click Login. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 18

Your WYGIWYH dashboard at a glance! Create your first bank account and start the magic!

Enjoy WYGIWYH!

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If you encounter issues by using this container, make sure to check out the Common Docker issues article.

Note: If you want to run the WYGIWYH container over HTTPS, check out my guide on How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS.

This post was updated on Thursday / November 13th, 2025 at 4:07 AM

How to Install WYGIWYH on Your Synology NAS

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest WYGIWYH v0.17.5 release.

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