Scrob is an open-source, self-hosted media tracking app that acts as your private alternative to Letterboxd and Trakt. It syncs libraries and watch history in real time from Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby, lets you rate content, build personal lists, and explore media through a clean, modern web interface that installs as a PWA. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Scrob on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Scrob v1.7.1 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

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

• STEP 4

Now create two new folders inside the scrob folder that you have previously created at STEP 3 and name them db and data. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be to careful enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 5

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 6

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

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

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

  scrob:
    image: bellamy/scrob:latest
    container_name: Scrob
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/7330' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    ports:
      - 7330:7330
    environment:
      DATABASE_URL: postgresql+asyncpg://scrob:scrobpass@scrob-db:5432/scrob
      SECRET_KEY: 09c29b750ab22aed045ebea4a94442f304318688e075b5d468932d776fc6d72b
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest
      ENABLE_REGISTRATIONS: true
      REGISTRATION_MAX_ALLOWED_USERS: 5
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/scrob/data:/app/backend/data:rw
    depends_on:
     db:
        condition: service_healthy
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SECRET_KEY.
(🟢Click this Link to Generate Your Own Free APP KEY.) 🖼️Check Example Screenshot. (In the prompt, type in the following text: openssl rand -hex 32 then hit enter on your Keyboard). 🖼️Check Example Screenshot and copy your SECRET_KEY.
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.)

• STEP 7

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 8

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

• STEP 9

🟢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 10

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:7330/register If everything is fine, you will see the Scrob registration page. Type in your own Email, Username and Password then click Create Account. Follow the instructions in the image below. ⚠️Note: You can also switch the theme to Dark by clicking the sun icon.

• STEP 11

Type in your own Username and Password that you have previously added at STEP 10. Click Sign In. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 12

Click Go to Settings. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 13

Add your own media server address and API Key. Go straight to the next STEP.

• STEP 14

At the top right of the page, click on your own username then Profile Settings to update your profile. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Enjoy Scrob!

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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 Scrob container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make Scrob work via HTTPS, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket.

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