Blinko is an innovative, open-source project designed for individuals who want to quickly capture and organize their fleeting thoughts. Blinko allows users to seamlessly jot down ideas the moment they strike, ensuring that no spark of creativity is lost. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Blinko on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.
Blinko v0.21.2 release.
This guide works perfectly with the latestSTEP 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 Blinko. After that, add the following instructions:
Source:
Protocol: HTTPS
Hostname: blinko.yourname.synology.me
Port: 443
Check Enable HSTS
Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 1112
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 blinko. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.
STEP 11
Now create two new folders inside the blinko folder that you have previously created at STEP 10 and name them data and db. 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 blinko. Follow the instructions in the image below.
services: db: image: postgres:17 container_name: Blinko-DB hostname: blinko-db mem_limit: 1g cpu_shares: 1024 security_opt: - no-new-privileges:true healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "blinko", "-U", "blinkouser"] timeout: 45s interval: 10s retries: 10 volumes: - /volume1/docker/blinko/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw environment: POSTGRES_DB: blinko POSTGRES_USER: blinkouser POSTGRES_PASSWORD: blinkopass restart: on-failure:5 blinko: image: blinkospace/blinko:latest container_name: Blinko healthcheck: test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "https://blinko.yourname.synology.me"] interval: 30s timeout: 10s retries: 5 start_period: 30s environment: NODE_ENV: production NEXTAUTH_URL: https://blinko.yourname.synology.me NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL: https://blinko.yourname.synology.me NEXTAUTH_SECRET: 3VZEVZ8vC8gjvRChDW8QRtQysSErPwqkR7vyMjIt3PiE3Xhf4Z5rTruf9YU6HxAf DATABASE_URL: postgresql://blinkouser:blinkopass@blinko-db:5432/blinko volumes: - /volume1/docker/blinko/data:/app/.blinko:rw logging: options: max-size: "10m" max-file: "3" ports: - 1112:1111 depends_on: db: condition: service_healthy restart: on-failure:5
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for the healthcheck and type in your own synology.me DDNS with 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 NEXTAUTH_URL and type in your own synology.me DDNS with 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 NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL and type in your own synology.me DDNS with 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 NEXTAUTH_SECRET. (Generate your own 64 length NEXTAUTH_SECRET.)
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://blinko.yourname.synology.me/signup that you have previously created at STEP 6. In my case it’s https://blinko.mariushosting.synology.me/signup Type in your own Username and Password, then click Sign Up. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 18
Type in your own Username and Password that you have previously created at STEP 17, then click Sign in. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 19
Your Blinko dashboard at a glance!
Enjoy Blinko!
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This post was updated on Monday / December 9th, 2024 at 3:11 PM