Copyparty is a tiny file server that instantly turns any folder into a fast, modern web-based file share. It offers resumable uploads and downloads, even on flaky connections, built-in WebDAV, SFTP, FTP and TFTP support, automatic media indexing with thumbnails, audio/video metadata extraction, full-text search, on-the-fly transcoding, hardlink-based deduplication, flexible user permissions, anonymous upload-only drop folders, and zeroconf discovery, all packed into one small Docker image, making it perfect for quick personal shares, temporary drops, lightweight media libraries or self-hosted file access without installing heavy software. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Copyparty on your Synology NAS using Docker and Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Copyparty v1.20.12 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

Install Text Editor via Synology “Package Center”. (Mandatory STEP.) If you already have Text Editor installed on your Synology NAS, skip this STEP.

• STEP 4

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

• STEP 5

Now create two new folders inside the copyparty folder that you have previously created at STEP 4 and name them config and media. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 6

Download (click on the blue link below) and upload the copyparty.conf file below in the config folder that you have previously created at STEP 5. Follow the instructions in the image below. 🔒Note: Support my work to unlock the password. You can use this password to download any file on mariushosting forever!

👉🏻copyparty.conf

• STEP 7

Change the username marius and the password mariushosting with your own Username and Password. Click X to save the file. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 8

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 9

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

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

services:
  copyparty:
    image: copyparty/ac:latest
    container_name: Copyparty
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 3295 || exit 1"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    ports:
      - 3295:3295
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/copyparty/config:/cfg:rw
      - /volume1/docker/copyparty/media:/w:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

• STEP 10

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 11

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

• STEP 12

🟢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 13

The installation process can take up to a few seconds/minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. Now open your browser and type in http://Synology-ip-address:3295 Type in your own password that you have previously added in the copyparty.conf file at STEP 7. Click login. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 14

Upload your files! Follow the instructions in the image below.

Enjoy Copyparty!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

Note: If you want to run the Copyparty container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make Copyparty work via HTTPS, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket.

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