How to Install Easy Appointments on Your Synology NAS

How to Install Easy Appointments on Your Synology NAS

Easy Appointments is a highly customizable web application that allows customers to book appointments with you via a sophisticated web interface. Moreover, it provides the ability to sync your data with Google Calendar so you can use them with other services. It is an open source project that you can download and install even for commercial use. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Easy AppointmentsĀ on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

šŸ’”Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Easy Appointments v1.5.1Ā release.

  • STEP 1

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  • STEP 2

InstallĀ 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 toĀ Control PanelĀ /Ā Login PortalĀ /Ā AdvancedĀ Tab / clickĀ Reverse Proxy. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Easy Appointments Synology NAS Set up 1

  • STEP 5

Now click the ā€œCreateā€ button. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Easy Appointments Synology NAS Set up 2

  • 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 Easy-Appointments. After that, add the following instructions:

Source:
Protocol:Ā HTTPS
Hostname: easyappointments.yourname.synology.me
Port:Ā 443

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol:Ā HTTP
Hostname:Ā localhost
Port:Ā 8748

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  • STEP 7

On the Reverse Proxy Rules click the Custom HeaderĀ tab. ClickĀ CreateĀ and then, from the drop-down menu, clickĀ WebSocket. After you click on WebSocket, two Header Names and two Values will be automatically added. ClickĀ Save. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Synology Proxy WebSocket

  • STEP 8

Go to Control Panel / Network / Connectivity tab/ Check Enable HTTP/2 then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Easy Appointments Synology NAS Set up 4

  • STEP 9

Go to Control Panel / Security / Advanced tab/ Check Enable HTTP CompressionĀ then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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  • STEP 10

Go toĀ File StationĀ and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name itĀ easyappointmentsdb. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

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  • STEP 11

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on StacksĀ thenĀ + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

1 Synology Portainer Add Stack

  • STEP 12

In the Name field type in easyappointments. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

services:
  easyappointments-db:
    image: mariadb:11.4-noble #LTS Long Time Support Until May 29, 2029.
    container_name: Easy-Appointments-DB
    environment:
      MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: rootpass
      MARIADB_DATABASE: easyappointmentsdb
      MARIADB_USER: easyappointmentsuser
      MARIADB_PASSWORD: easyappointmentspass
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/easyappointmentsdb:/var/lib/mysql:rw
    restart: on-failure:5
    
  easyappointments:
      image: alextselegidis/easyappointments:latest
      container_name: Easy-Appointments
      healthcheck:
       test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/80' || exit 1
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 3
       start_period: 90s
      ports:
       - 8748:80
      depends_on:
       - easyappointments-db
      environment:
        DB_HOST: easyappointments-db
        DB_NAME: easyappointmentsdb
        DB_USERNAME: easyappointmentsuser
        DB_PASSWORD: easyappointmentspass
      restart: on-failure:5

Easy Appointments Synology NAS Set up 7

  • STEP 13

Scroll down on the page until you see a button namedĀ 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.

Easy Appointments Synology NAS Set up 8

  • STEP 14

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: ā€œSuccess Stack successfully deployedā€œ.

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  • STEP 15

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  • STEP 16

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://easyappointments.yourname.synology.me that you have previously created at STEP 6. In my case it’s https://easyappointments.mariushosting.synology.me Type in your own details, then scroll down the page. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Easy Appointments Synology NAS Set up 10

  • STEP 17

Click INSTALL EASYAPPOINTMENTS. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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  • STEP 18

Wait a few seconds/minutes for the installation to be completed.

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  • STEP 19

Your Easy Appointments at a glance!

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  • STEP 20

Check your Appointments in the calendar. To add an appointment, just add your easyappontiments synology.me DDNS address on your website so your visitors will be able to set up an appointment with you.

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Enjoy Easy Appointments!

šŸ†˜TROUBLESHOOTING

If you encounter issues by using this container, make sure to check out the Common Docker issuesĀ article.

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This post was updated on Monday / January 20th, 2025 at 4:56 PM