Nitter is a free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on privacy and performance. There is no JavaScript or ads. All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Twitter and it prevents Twitter from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Nitter on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.
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 Nitter. After that, add the following instructions:
Source:
Protocol: HTTPS
Hostname: nitter.yourname.synology.me
Port: 443
Check Enable HSTS
Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 9765
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 / Network / Connectivity tab/ Check Enable HTTP/2 then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 9
Go to Control Panel / Security / Advanced tab/ Check Enable HTTP Compression then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 10
Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it nitter. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.
STEP 11
Now create one new folder inside the nitter folder that you created at STEP 10 and name it redis. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.
STEP 12
Download (click on the blue link below) then upload the nitter.conf file below in the nitter folder that you have previously created at STEP 10. Follow the instructions in the image below. 🔒Note: Support my work to unlock the password. You can use this password to download any file on mariushosting forever!
STEP 13
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 14
In the Name field type in nitter. Follow the instructions in the image below.
version: "3.9"
services:
redis:
image: redis
command: redis-server --save 60 1 --loglevel warning
container_name: Nitter-REDIS
hostname: nitter-redis
mem_limit: 256m
mem_reservation: 50m
cpu_shares: 768
security_opt:
- no-new-privileges:true
read_only: true
user: 1026:100
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping || exit 1"]
volumes:
- /volume1/docker/nitter/redis:/data:rw
environment:
TZ: Europe/Bucharest
restart: on-failure:5
nitter:
image: zedeus/nitter:latest
container_name: Nitter
hostname: nitter
mem_limit: 512m
cpu_shares: 512
security_opt:
- no-new-privileges:true
read_only: true
user: 1026:100
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD", "wget" ,"--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:8080"]
interval: 1m
timeout: 3s
ports:
- 9765:8080
volumes:
- /volume1/docker/nitter/nitter.conf:/src/nitter.conf:ro
restart: on-failure:5
depends_on:
redis:
condition: service_healthy
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.)
STEP 15
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 16
If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.
STEP 17
Go back to STEP 1 or you will deal with karma 🙂.
STEP 18
Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://nitter.yourname.synology.me In my case it’s https://nitter.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the Nitter dashboard. Search from something. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 19
No ADS, No Tracking!
STEP 20
You can watch Twitter videos with just your Nitter instance without being tracked.
Enjoy Nitter!
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This post was updated on Wednesday / March 6th, 2024 at 12:23 PM