Norish is an open-source, self-hosted recipe management app built for families and friends to collaboratively create, organize, and share recipes in real time all while keeping data private on your own NAS. Inspired by a personal need for a more aesthetically pleasing alternative to apps like Mealie or Tandoor (without their heavier feature sets), Norish focuses on simplicity, real-time sync, and collaborative tools like shared grocery lists and meal planning. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Norish on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Norish v0.14.1 release.

• STEP 1

Please Support My work by Making a Donation.

• 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 Norish. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 3332

• 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 norish. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 11

Now create three new folders inside the norish folder that you created at STEP 10 and name them data, db, redis. 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 linkwarden. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

services:
  norish:
    image: norishapp/norish:latest
    container_name: Norish
    ports:
      - 3332:3000
    user: 1026:100
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/norish/data:/app/uploads:rw
    environment:
      AUTH_URL: https://norish.yourname.synology.me
      DATABASE_URL: postgres://norishuser:norishpass@norish-db:5432/norish
      MASTER_KEY: QQLojE0QuecXdiL3fGXTEq9/eIiwkCB4BKaLMGoHck0=
      CHROME_WS_ENDPOINT: ws://chrome-headless:3000
      REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379
      TRUSTED_ORIGINS: http://192.168.1.18:3332,https://norish.yourname.synology.me
    depends_on:
      - db
      - redis
    restart: on-failure:5

  db:
    image: postgres:18
    container_name: Norish-DB
    hostname: norish-db
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "norish", "-U", "norishuser"]
      timeout: 45s
      interval: 10s
      retries: 10
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/norish/db:/var/lib/postgresql:rw
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: norish
      POSTGRES_USER: norishuser
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: norishpass
    restart: on-failure:5

  chrome-headless:
    image: zenika/alpine-chrome:latest
    container_name: Norish-CHROME
    command:
      - "--no-sandbox"
      - "--disable-gpu"
      - "--disable-dev-shm-usage"
      - "--remote-debugging-address=0.0.0.0"
      - "--remote-debugging-port=3000"
      - "--headless"
    restart: on-failure:5

  redis:
    image: redis
    container_name: Norish-REDIS
    hostname: norish-redis
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping || exit 1"]
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/norish/redis:/data:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value numbers for user with your own UID and GID values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.) 1026 is my personal UID value and 100 is my personal GID value. You have to type in your own values.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for AUTH_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 MASTER_KEY. (🟢Click this Link to Generate Your Own Free MASTER_KEY.) (In the prompt, type in the following text: openssl rand -base64 32 then hit enter on your Keyboard). 🖼️Check The Example Screenshot and copy your own MASTER_KEY.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for TRUSTED_ORIGINS and type in your own NAS LOCAL IP with http:// at the beginning followed by :3332 at the end. Separated by comma type in your own synology.me DDNS with https:// at the beginning that you have previously created at STEP 6.

• 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

🟢Please Support My work by Making a Donation. Almost 99,9% of the people that install something using my guides forget to support my work, or just ignore STEP 1. I’ve been very honest about this aspect of my work since the beginning: I don’t run any ADS, I don’t require subscriptions, paid or otherwise, I don’t collect IPs, emails, and I don’t have any referral links from Amazon or other merchants. I also don’t have any POP-UPs or COOKIES. I have repeatedly been told over the years how much I have contributed to the community. It’s something I love doing and have been honest about my passion since the beginning. But I also Need The Community to Support me Back to be able to continue doing this work.

• STEP 17

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://norish.yourname.synology.me In my case it’s https://norish.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the Norish registration page. Click Sign up. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 18

Type in your own details then click Create account. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 19

At the top right of the page, click + Add Recipe to add your first Recipe from an URL. Type in the URL link, then click Import. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 20

At the top right of the page, click on the user icon, then switch the Theme to Dark. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 21

Click the Calendar tab to access your posted Recipes via the Calendar. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Enjoy Norish!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

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

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS? See the supported models.
Note: How to Back Up Docker Containers on your Synology NAS.
Note: Find out how to update the Norish container with the latest image.
Note: How to Free Disk Space on Your NAS if You Run Docker.
Note: How to Schedule Start & Stop For Docker Containers.
Note: How to Activate Email Notifications.
Note: How to Add Access Control Profile on Your NAS.
Note: How to Change Docker Containers Restart Policy.
Note: How to Use Docker Containers With VPN.
Note: Convert Docker Run Into Docker Compose.
Note: How to Clean Docker.
Note: How to Clean Docker Automatically.
Note: Best Practices When Using Docker and DDNS.
Note: Some Docker Containers Need WebSocket.
Note: Find out the Best NAS Models For Docker.
Note: Activate Gmail SMTP For Docker Container

This post was updated on Monday / December 22nd, 2025 at 11:04 PM