Do you remember my old guide on how to install Reactive Resume on your Synology NAS? Today I want to show you how to install the new V3 version of Reactive Resume. Reactive Resume is a free and open source resume builder that’s built to make the mundane tasks of creating, updating and sharing your resume as easy as 1, 2, 3. With this app, you can create multiple resumes, share them with recruiters or friends through a unique link and print it as a PDF, all for free, no ads, no tracking, without losing the integrity and privacy of your data. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Reactive Resume V3 on your Synology NAS using Docker and Portainer. Note: If you want a more lightweight Resume container, you can check my OpenResume guide.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Reactive Resume v3.8.4 release.

💡Note: Check out my new guide on how to Install Reactive Resume V4.

• 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

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 RX-RESUME-SERVER. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 8661

• 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 / Login Portal / Advanced Tab / click Reverse Proxy. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 9

Now click the “Create” button. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 10

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 RX-RESUME-ACCESS. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 8662

• STEP 11

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 12

Go to Control Panel / Network / Connectivity tab/ Check Enable HTTP/2 then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 13

Go to Control Panel / Security / Advanced tab/ Check Enable HTTP Compression then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 14

Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it rxv3. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 15

Now create three new folders inside the rxv3 folder that you created at STEP 14 and name them db, exports, uploads. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 16

Follow my step by step guide on how to activate SMTP for your Gmail account. This step is mandatory. Note: If you don’t want to use the easiest way for SMTP with Google and you already have SMTP details from your own Mail Server, you can just skip this STEP and use your personalized email SMTP details instead.

• STEP 17

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 18

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

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  resume-db:
    image: postgres:16
    container_name: RXRESUME-DB
    hostname: resume-db
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "reresume", "-U", "reresumeuser"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/rxv3/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: reresume
      POSTGRES_USER: reresumeuser
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: reresumepw
    restart: on-failure:5

  resume-server:
    image: amruthpillai/reactive-resume:server-3.8.4
    container_name: RXRESUME-SERVER
    hostname: resume-server
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    ports:
      - 8661:3100
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/rxv3/exports:/app/server/dist/assets/exports:rw
      - /volume1/docker/rxv3/uploads:/app/server/dist/assets/uploads:rw
    environment:
      - PUBLIC_URL=https://rxresume.yourname.synology.me
      - PUBLIC_SERVER_URL=https://rxresumeserver.yourname.synology.me
      - POSTGRES_DB=reresume
      - POSTGRES_USER=reresumeuser
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=reresumepw
      - SECRET_KEY=MariushostingMariushostingMari13
      - POSTGRES_HOST=resume-db
      - POSTGRES_PORT=5432
      - JWT_SECRET=MariushostingMariushostingMari13
      - JWT_EXPIRY_TIME=604800
      - MAIL_FROM_NAME=Reactive Resume
      - MAIL_FROM_EMAIL=Your-own-gmail-address
      - MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
      - MAIL_PORT=587
      - MAIL_USERNAME=Your-own-gmail-address
      - MAIL_PASSWORD=Your-own-app-password
    restart: on-failure:5
    depends_on:
      resume-db:
        condition: service_started

  resume-client:
    image: amruthpillai/reactive-resume:client-3.8.4
    container_name: RXRESUME-CLIENT
    hostname: resume-client
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    healthcheck:
      test: curl -fSs 127.0.0.1:3000 || exit 1
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
    ports:
      - 8662:3000
    environment:
      - PUBLIC_URL=https://rxresume.yourname.synology.me
      - PUBLIC_SERVER_URL=https://rxresumeserver.yourname.synology.me
    restart: on-failure:5
    depends_on:
      resume-server:
        condition: service_started

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for PUBLIC_URL and type in your own synology.me DDNS that you have previously created at STEP 10.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for PUBLIC_SERVER_URL and type in your own synology.me DDNS 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 SECRET_KEY and add your own SECRET KEY. MariushostingMariushostingMari13 is an example for a SECRET KEY. You should invent your own Value. Add 32 random characters, both letters and numbers.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for JWT_SECRET and add your own JWT SECRET. MariushostingMariushostingMari13 is an example for a JWT SECRET. You should invent your own Value. Add 32 random characters, both letters and numbers.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for MAIL_FROM_EMAIL and type in your own Gmail address. STEP 16.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for MAIL_USERNAME and type in your own Gmail address. STEP 16.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for MAIL_PASSWORD and type in your own Gmail app password. STEP 16.

• STEP 19

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.

⌛Now just wait because the Reactive Resume V3 images is about 4GB.

• STEP 20

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

• STEP 21

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

• STEP 22

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://rxresume.yourname.synology.me that you have previously created at STEP 10. In my case it’s https://rxresume.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the Reactive Resume main page. Click Register. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 23

Add your own credentials then click Register. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 24

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

• STEP 25

Click Create New Resume. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 26

Give a name and a slug to your Resume then click Create Resume. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 27

Click to open your Resume. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 28

Start creating your new Resume. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 29

You can easily share your Resume. On the right sidebar, click on the share icon, then turn on “Public” and copy the link. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 30

Share your public URL link that you have previously copied at STEP 29 with your friends or potential employers. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 31

Find out How to Disable Registration of New Users in Reactive Resume V3.

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

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

Note: Find out how to update the Reactive Resume V3 container with the latest image.
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This post was updated on Saturday / February 24th, 2024 at 5:53 PM