How to Install BookStack on Your Synology NAS

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Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest BookStack version Bookstack v21.12.2

STEP 1

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STEP 2

Install Docker via Synology “Package Center”.

STEP 3

Install Portainer using my step by step guide. If you already have Portainer installed on your Synology NAS, skip this STEP.

STEP 4

Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it bookstack. 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 Bookstack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

version: "2"
services:
  bookstack:
    image: ghcr.io/linuxserver/bookstack
    container_name: bookstack
    environment:
      - PUID=1026
      - PGID=100 
      - APP_URL=http://YourNASIP:6875
      - DB_HOST=bookstack_db
      - DB_USER=bookstack
      - DB_PASS=yourdbpass
      - DB_DATABASE=bookstackapp
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/bookstack:/config
    ports:
      - 6875:80
    restart: always
    depends_on:
      - bookstack_db
  bookstack_db:
    image: ghcr.io/linuxserver/mariadb
    container_name: bookstack_db
    environment:
      - PUID=1026
      - PGID=100
      - TZ=Europe/Bucharest
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=yourdbpass
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=bookstackapp
      - MYSQL_USER=bookstack
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=yourdbpass
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/bookstack:/config
    restart: always

Note: After you paste the code in the Web editor, change the value numbers for PUID and PGID with your own values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.)
Note: After you paste the code in the Web editor, change the value for TZ. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)
Note: After you paste the code in the Web editor, change the value for APP_URL with your NAS local IP http://yourNASIP followed by :6875
Note: http://192.168.1.135 is my own NAS local IP; you have to use your own NAS local IP.

STEP 7

Scroll down on the page until you see a button called 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 this message at the top right of your screen: “Stack successfully deployed“.

STEP 9

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

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:6875 Type in the default Email and Password, then click LOG IN.

Warning: the default email is admin@admin.com and the default password is password

STEP 11

Edit your profile and change the default email, password, avatar etc. Follow the instructions in the images below.

After that, click SAVE.

STEP 12

You can now start writing your book! You can also activate the Dark Mode option.

STEP 13 Run Bookstack over HTTPS

Follow my step by step guide on how to activate your synology.me DDNS on DSM 7
Follow my step by step guide on how to activate your synology.me DDNS on DSM 6.2.4
Note: If you already own a synology.me DDNS, skip this STEP.

STEP 14

Activate Synology Wildcard.

STEP 15

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Stacks then bookstack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 16

After you click on bookstack at STEP 15, click the Editor tab and, in the APP_URL section, type in bookstack.yourname.synology.me then click Update the stack. Change yourname with the Synology DDNS name you have chosen at STEP 13. Follow the instructions in the image below.