How to Install Automatisch on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install Automatisch on Your Synology NAS

Automatisch is an open source Zapier alternative business automation tool that lets you connect different services like Twitter, Slack, and more to automate your business processes. You can build workflow automation without spending time and money using Automatisch. No code is required. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Automatisch on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Automatisch v0.13.1 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

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.

Automatisch Synology NAS Set up 1

  • STEP 5

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

Automatisch Synology NAS Set up 2

  • 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 Automatisch. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 9555

Automatisch Synology NAS Set up 3

  • 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.

Synology Proxy WebSocket

  • STEP 8

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

Automatisch Synology NAS Set up 4

  • STEP 9

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

Automatisch Synology NAS Set up 5

  • STEP 10

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

Automatisch Synology NAS Set up 6

  • STEP 11

Now create three new folders inside the automatisch folder that you created at STEP 10 and name them data, db, redis. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

Automatisch Synology NAS Set up 7

  • STEP 12

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.

1 Synology Portainer Add Stack

  • STEP 13

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

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  redis:
    image: redis
    container_name: Automatisch-REDIS
    hostname: automatisch-redis
    mem_limit: 256m
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    read_only: true
    user: 1026:100
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/automatisch/redis:/data:rw
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping || exit 1"]
    environment:
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest
    restart: on-failure:5

  db:
    image: postgres
    container_name: Automatisch-DB
    hostname: automatisch-db
    mem_limit: 1g
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "automatisch", "-U", "automatischuser"]
      timeout: 45s
      interval: 10s
      retries: 10
    user: 1026:100
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/automatisch/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: automatisch
      POSTGRES_USER: automatischuser
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: automatischpass
    restart: on-failure:5

  main:
    image: automatischio/automatisch:latest
    container_name: Automatisch
    hostname: automatisch
    mem_limit: 1g
    cpu_shares: 512
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges=true
    healthcheck:
      test: wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:3000/ || exit 1
    ports:
      - 9555:3000
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/automatisch/data:/automatisch/storage:rw
    environment:
      HOST: automatisch.yourname.synology.me
      PROTOCOL: https
      WEB_APP_URL: https://automatisch.yourname.synology.me
#   WEBHOOK_URL:      # Can be used to override webhook URL
      PORT: 3000
      APP_ENV: production
      REDIS_HOST: automatisch-redis
      POSTGRES_HOST: automatisch-db
      POSTGRES_DATABASE: automatisch
      POSTGRES_USERNAME: automatischuser
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: automatischpass
      ENCRYPTION_KEY: tU6t8ynvHrBaCEU348Kdj944oQX9KV2J
      WEBHOOK_SECRET_KEY: opY4YdXGF6rEogWCB25cjg5ACZgab6Xv
      APP_SECRET_KEY: Qedsgwmr6Fqsak9sMhKQunx9LC34sLA6
    restart: on-failure:5
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy
      redis:
        condition: service_healthy

  worker:
    image: automatischio/automatisch:latest
    container_name: Automatisch-Worker
    hostname: automatisch-worker
    mem_limit: 1g
    cpu_shares: 512
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges=true
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/automatisch/data:/automatisch/storage:rw
    environment:
      WORKER: true
      APP_ENV: production
      REDIS_HOST: automatisch-redis
      POSTGRES_HOST: automatisch-db
      POSTGRES_DATABASE: automatisch
      POSTGRES_USERNAME: automatischuser
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: automatischpass
      ENCRYPTION_KEY: tU6t8ynvHrBaCEU348Kdj944oQX9KV2J
      WEBHOOK_SECRET_KEY: opY4YdXGF6rEogWCB25cjg5ACZgab6Xv
      APP_SECRET_KEY: Qedsgwmr6Fqsak9sMhKQunx9LC34sLA6
    restart: on-failure:5
    depends_on:
      main:
        condition: service_started

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value numbers for user with your own UID and GID values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.) 1026 is my personal UID value and 100 is my personal GID value. You have to type in your own values.
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.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for HOST with your own synology.me DDNS without https:// at the beginning 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 WEB_APP_URL with your own synology.me DDNS with https:// at the beginning that you have previously created at STEP 6.

Automatisch Synology NAS Set up 8

  • STEP 14

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.

Automatisch Synology NAS Set up 9

  • STEP 15

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

Automatisch Synology NAS Set up 10

  • STEP 16

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

  • STEP 17

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://automatisch.yourname.synology.me In my case it’s https://automatisch.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the Automatisch Login page. Type in the default email and password then click Login. Follow the instructions in the image below.

⚠️Warning: the default Email is user@automatisch.io and the default Password is sample

Automatisch Synology NAS Set up 11

  • STEP 18

Change the default Email and Password. At the top right of the page click on the user icon then Settings. Add your own Email and Password then click Update. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Automatisch Synology NAS Set up 12

  • STEP 19

Your Automatisch Dashboard at a glance!

Automatisch Synology NAS Set up 13

Enjoy Automatisch!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

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

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS? See the supported models.
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Note: Convert Docker Run Into Docker Compose.
Note: How to Clean Docker.
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Note: Best Practices When Using Docker and DDNS.
Note: Some Docker Containers Need WebSocket.
Note: Find out the Best NAS Models For Docker.
Note: Activate Gmail SMTP For Docker Containers.

This post was updated on Sunday / September 15th, 2024 at 11:15 AM

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