How to Install Emby on Your Synology NAS

Emby is a media server designed to organize, play, and stream audio and video to a variety of devices. Although Plex and Jellyfin might be two of the most well-known media servers, there is a third one that has started to gain popularity. Emby is the new kid on the block. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Emby on your Synology NAS using Docker.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Emby v4.8.4.0 release.

STEP 1

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STEP 2

Install Container Manager via Synology “Package Center”. If you run an older DSM version (under 7.2), search for Docker instead of Container Manager.

STEP 3

Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create a new folder and name it emby. Follow the instructions in the image below. Note: Be careful enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 4

Now create two three folders inside the emby folder that you created at STEP 3 name them movies, music, tvshows. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 5

Go to Control Panel / Task Scheduler / Create / Scheduled Task / User-defined script. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 6

Once you click on User-defined script, a new window will open. Follow the instructions below:

General: In the Task field type in Install Emby. Uncheck the “Enabled” option. Select root User.
Schedule: Select Run on the following date then select “Do not repeat“.
Task Settings: Check “Send run details by email“, add your email then copy paste the code below in the Run command area. After that, click OK.

docker run -d --name=emby \
-p 1900:1900 \
-p 7359:7359 \
-p 8096:8096 \
-p 8920:8920 \
-e UID=1026 \
-e GID=100 \
-e TZ=Europe/Bucharest \
-v /volume1/docker/emby:/config \
-v /volume1/docker/emby/tvshows:/tvshows \
-v /volume1/docker/emby/music/:/music \
-v /volume1/docker/emby/movies:/movies \
--net=host \
--restart always \
emby/embyserver

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Run command area below, change the value numbers for UID and GID with your own values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Run command area below, change the value for TZ. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)

STEP 7

After you click OK on STEP 6 a new warning pop up window will open. Click OK.

After you click OK, type in your DSM Password then click Submit. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 8

After you click Submit on STEP 7, select your “Install Emby” Task then click the “Run” tab. You will be asked to run Install Emby – click OK. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 9

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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:8096 Select your Preferred display language then click Next. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 11

After you click Next on STEP 10, you will be prompted to Create a new emby user account. Click Next. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 12

Click the + New Library tab. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 13

For Movies select Movies then your /movies folder. For Music select Music then your music folder etc. Click Ok. Follow the instructions in the image below.