Wallabag is a web application allowing you to save web pages for later reading. Click, save and read it when you want. It extracts content so that you won’t be distracted by pop-ups and ads. The alternative to Wallabag is Shiori. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Wallabag on your Synology NAS using Docker.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Wallabag 2.6.10 release.

STEP 1

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STEP 2

Install Docker via Synology “Package Center”.

STEP 3

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 4

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

STEP 5

Now create four new folders inside the wallabag folder that you have previously created at STEP 4 name them data, db, images, redis. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 6

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Stacks then + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 7

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

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

services:
  wallabag:
    image: wallabag/wallabag
    container_name: Wallabag
    restart: on-failure:5
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=wallaroot
      - SYMFONY__ENV__DATABASE_DRIVER=pdo_mysql
      - SYMFONY__ENV__DATABASE_HOST=db
      - SYMFONY__ENV__DATABASE_PORT=3306
      - SYMFONY__ENV__DATABASE_NAME=wallabag
      - SYMFONY__ENV__DATABASE_USER=wallabag
      - SYMFONY__ENV__DATABASE_PASSWORD=wallapass
      - SYMFONY__ENV__DATABASE_CHARSET=utf8mb4
      - SYMFONY__ENV__DOMAIN_NAME=http://192.168.1.18:6749
      - SYMFONY__ENV__SERVER_NAME=mariushosting
      - SYMFONY__ENV__FOSUSER_CONFIRMATION=false
      - SYMFONY__ENV__FOSUSER_REGISTRATION=true
      - SYMFONY__ENV__TWOFACTOR_AUTH=true
    ports:
      - 6749:80
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/wallabag/images:/var/www/wallabag/web/assets/images:rw
      - /volume1/docker/wallabag/data:/var/www/wallabag/data:rw
    depends_on:
     - db
     - redis
  db:
    image: mariadb:11.4-noble #LTS Long Time Support Until May 29, 2029.
    container_name: Wallabag-DB
    restart: always
    environment:
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=wallaroot
      - TZ=Europe/Bucharest
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/wallabag/db:/var/lib/mysql:rw
      
  redis:
    image: redis:alpine
    container_name: Wallabag-REDIS
    healthcheck:
     test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping || exit 1"]
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/wallabag/redis:/data:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area, change the values for SYMFONY__ENV__DOMAIN_NAME and add your own NAS IP followed by :6749 http://192.168.1.18 is my NAS IP. You should use your own NAS IP followed by :6749
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SYMFONY__ENV__SERVER_NAME and add your own server name. mariushosting is an example of a server name; you have to add your own server name.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area, change the value for TZ with your own time zone value. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)

STEP 8

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 9

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

STEP 10

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STEP 11

Please wait approximately 3 minutes for the installation to be completed or you will get a blank page if you try to connect too soon. Now open your browser and type in http://Synology-ip-address:6749 Click REGISTER. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 12

Add your own Email, Username and Password. Click REGISTER. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 13

Click GO TO YOUR ACCOUNT. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 14

You can start adding your first website link. Click the + icon at the top right of the page. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 15

Your Wallabag dashboard will look like the screenshot below.

STEP 16

You can set the Dark theme by clicking the profile icon at the top right of the page. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Enjoy Wallabag!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

If you want to disable public registration to your Wallabag instance, just change the following line at STEP 7

- SYMFONY__ENV__FOSUSER_REGISTRATION=true

with

- SYMFONY__ENV__FOSUSER_REGISTRATION=false

Then update the stack to apply the new settings.

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 Wallabag container over HTTPS, check my guide on How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. To make sure https will work without any issue with Wallabag, remember to change the environment variable – SYMFONY__ENV__DOMAIN_NAME at STEP 7 pointing to your synology.me DDNS instead of your local IP. You need to update your stack. In order to make Wallabag work via HTTPS, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket.

This post was updated on Friday / November 8th, 2024 at 8:56 PM

How to Install Wallabag on Your Synology NAS

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Wallabag 2.6.10 release.

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