Activepieces is an open-source business automation tool alternative to Zapier, and fully self hosted. It’s built for no-code users and citizen developers. For example, you can build automations to receive email and Slack notifications about new contacts added to your HubSpot CRM. Activepieces allows you to automate almost anything without the need to code. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Activepieces 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 Activepieces. After that, add the following instructions:
Source:
Protocol: HTTPS
Hostname: activepieces.yourname.synology.me
Port: 443
Check Enable HSTS
Destination:
Protocol: HTTPS
Hostname: localhost
Port: 8310
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 activepieces. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.
STEP 11
Now create four new folders inside the activepieces folder that you created at STEP 10 and name them cache, db, packages, redis. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.
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.
STEP 13
In the Name field type in activepieces. Follow the instructions in the image below.
services:
redis:
image: redis
container_name: Activepieces-REDIS
hostname: activepieces-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/activepieces/redis:/data:rw
environment:
TZ: Europe/Bucharest
restart: on-failure:5
db:
image: postgres:16
container_name: Activepieces-DB
hostname: activepieces-db
mem_limit: 512m
cpu_shares: 768
security_opt:
- no-new-privileges:true
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "activepieces", "-U", "activepiecesuser"]
timeout: 45s
interval: 10s
retries: 10
volumes:
- /volume1/docker/activepieces/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw
environment:
POSTGRES_DB: activepieces
POSTGRES_USER: activepiecesuser
POSTGRES_PASSWORD: activepiecespass
restart: on-failure:5
activepieces:
image: activepieces/activepieces:latest
container_name: Activepieces
hostname: activepieces
mem_limit: 6g
cpu_shares: 1024
security_opt:
- no-new-privileges:true
healthcheck:
test: timeout 20s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/80' || exit 1
interval: 10s
timeout: 7s
retries: 3
start_period: 90s
ports:
- 8310:80
volumes:
- /volume1/docker/activepieces/cache:/usr/src/cache:rw
- /volume1/docker/activepieces/packages:/usr/src/packages:rw
environment:
## 256 bit encryption key, 32 hex character
AP_ENCRYPTION_KEY: H9dpoP9ZPWq4F3g528ogLfxNVUorDB3s
## JWT Secret
AP_JWT_SECRET: MariushostingMariushostingMari13
AP_ENVIRONMENT: prod
AP_FRONTEND_URL: https://activepieces.yourname.synology.me
AP_ENGINE_EXECUTABLE_PATH: dist/packages/engine/main.js
AP_NODE_EXECUTABLE_PATH: /usr/local/bin/node
AP_EXECUTION_MODE: UNSANDBOXED
AP_POSTGRES_DATABASE: activepieces
AP_POSTGRES_HOST: activepieces-db
AP_POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
AP_POSTGRES_USERNAME: activepiecesuser
AP_POSTGRES_PASSWORD: activepiecespass
AP_REDIS_HOST: activepieces-redis
AP_REDIS_PORT: 6379
AP_FLOW_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: 600
AP_TELEMETRY_ENABLED: false
restart: on-failure:5
depends_on:
redis:
condition: service_healthy
db:
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.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for AP_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 AP_FRONTEND_URL and type in your own synology.me DDNS that you have previously created at STEP 6 with https:// at the beginning.
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.
STEP 15
If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.
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://activepieces.yourname.synology.me that you have previously created at STEP 6. In my case it’s https://activepieces.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the Activepieces Login page. Type in your own credentials then click Sign up. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 18
Your Activepieces dashboard at a glance! Click +Build flow to start the magic!
Enjoy Activepieces!
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This post was updated on Friday / December 13th, 2024 at 8:54 AM