Ocean Brain is a note-taking app designed to help you capture and organize your thoughts seamlessly. Just like the vast ocean holds countless treasures, Ocean Brain allows you to record your daily experiences, insights, and learnings, ensuring nothing gets lost. Host it on your own NAS server to maintain complete control over your data while enjoying a fluid and intuitive user experience. Dive into Ocean Brain and let your thoughts flow freely and securely. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Ocean Brain 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
Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it oceanbrain. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.
STEP 4
Now create two new folders inside the oceanbrain folder that you have previously created at STEP 3 and name them assets and data. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.
STEP 5
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 6
In the Name field type in oceanbrain. Follow the instructions in the image below.
services:
oceanbrain:
image: baealex/ocean-brain:latest
container_name: Ocean-Brain
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 3000 || exit 1"]
interval: 10s
timeout: 5s
retries: 3
start_period: 90s
security_opt:
- no-new-privileges:true
ports:
- 3367:3000
volumes:
- /volume1/docker/oceanbrain/data:/data:rw
- /volume1/docker/oceanbrain//assets:/assets:rw
restart: on-failure:5
STEP 7
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 8
If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: âSuccess Stack successfully deployedâ.
STEP 9
Go back to STEP 1 or you will deal with karma đ
STEP 10
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:3367 Click Capture, change the theme to Dark and write down your note. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 10
Your note at a glance!
STEP 11
Your Calendar Note at a glance!
Enjoy Ocean Brain!
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 Ocean Brain container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make Ocean Brain work via HTTPS, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket.
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This post was updated on Tuesday / December 10th, 2024 at 4:35 AM