WatchYourLAN, or WYL for short, is a Lightweight network IP scanner with web GUI that can be personalized with different themes. WatchYourLAN looks like a good project with a lot of room to grow. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install WatchYourLAN on your Synology NAS using Docker.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest WatchYourLAN v2.0.4 release.

💡Note: Check out my new guide on how to Install WatchYourLAN Using Portainer.

• STEP 1

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• STEP 2

Install Container Manager via Synology “Package Center”. If you run an older DSM version (under 7.2), search for Docker instead of Container Manager.

• STEP 3

Go to Control Panel / Task Scheduler / Create / Scheduled Task / User-defined script. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 4

Once you click on User-defined script, a new window will open. Follow the instructions below:

1. General: In the Task field type in Find Interface. Uncheck the “Enabled” option. Select root User.
2. Schedule: Select Run on the following date then select “Do not repeat“.
3. Task Settings: Check “Send run details by email“, add your email then copy paste the code below in the Run command area. After that, click OK.

ifconfig -a

• STEP 5

After you click OK on STEP 4 a new warning pop up window will open. Click OK.

After you click OK, type in your DSM Password then click Submit. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 6

After you click Submit on STEP 5, select your “Find Interface” Task then click the “Run” tab. You will be asked to run Find Interface – click OK. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 7

You will get an email with your own Interface name, in my case bond0. You will need this parameter later at STEP 10. Follow the instructions in the image below. Note: In this email you will get several Interface names, but you should use the first one.

• STEP 8

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

• STEP 9

Go to Control Panel / Task Scheduler / Create / Scheduled Task / User-defined script. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 10

Once you click on User-defined script, a new window will open. Follow the instructions below:

1. General: In the Task field type in Install WYL. Uncheck the “Enabled” option. Select root User.
2. Schedule: Select Run on the following date then select “Do not repeat“.
3. Task Settings: Check “Send run details by email“, add your email then copy paste the code below in the Run command area. After that, click OK.

docker run -d --name=WatchYourLAN \
-e TZ=Europe/Bucharest \
-e HOST=192.168.1.18 \
-e PORT=8840 \
-e IFACES=bond0 \
-e THEME=grass \
-e COLOR=dark \
-v /volume1/docker/wyl:/data/WatchYourLAN \
--net=host \
--restart always \
aceberg/watchyourlan:v2

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Run command area below, change the value for TZ. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Run command area below, change the value for HOST and add your own Synology NAS Local LAN IP. 192.168.1.18 is my NAS local LAN IP, you should use your own NAS local LAN IP.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Run command area below, change the value for IFACES and add your own Network Interface that you previously get via email at STEP 7. bond0 is my own interface, you should use your own interface. If the first interface you found on email at STEP 7 is not working for you, try another one from the list you get via email. docker0 is not supported as a network interface. Make sure you have selected root as user (not the current NAS user) at STEP 7 point 1 before you run the script. The most common interfaces are:

• bond0
• eth0
• ovs_bond0
• enp1s0
  
• enp2s0
• wg0
• lo

• STEP 11

After you click OK on STEP 10 a new warning pop up window will open. Click OK.

After you click OK, type in your DSM Password then click Submit. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 12

After you click Submit on STEP 6, select your “Install WYL” Task then click the “Run” tab. You will be asked to run Install WYL – click OK. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 13

Go back to STEP 1 or you will deal with karma 🙂

• STEP 14

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:8840 Follow the instructions in the image below.

Enjoy WatchYourLAN!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

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 WatchYourLAN container over HTTPS, check my guide on How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make WatchYourLAN work via HTTPS, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket. ⚠️Warning: Do not expose the WatchYourLAN container over the Internet.

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This post was updated on Saturday / October 26th, 2024 at 12:55 PM