EspoCRM is a free, open-source CRM platform designed to help organizations build and maintain strong customer relationships. It provides a wide range of tools to store, organize, and manage leads, contacts, sales opportunities, marketing campaigns, support cases, and more – all business information in a simple and intuitive interface. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install EspoCRM on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest EspoCRM v9.1.3 release.

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 EspoCRM. After that, add the following instructions:

Source:
Protocol: HTTPS
Hostname: espocrm.yourname.synology.me
Port: 443

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 8113

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 espocrm. 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 espocrm 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 espocrm. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

services:
  espocrm-db:
    image: mariadb:11.4-noble #LTS Long Time Support Until May 29, 2029.
    container_name: EspoCRM-DB
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    hostname: espocrm-db
    environment:
      MARIADB_DATABASE: espocrm
      MARIADB_USER: espocrmuser
      MARIADB_PASSWORD: espocrmpass
      MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD: rootpass
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/espocrm/db:/var/lib/mysql:rw
    restart: on-failure:5
    
  espocrm:
    image: espocrm/espocrm
    container_name: EspoCRM
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/80' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    environment:
      ESPOCRM_DATABASE_PLATFORM: Mysql
      ESPOCRM_DATABASE_HOST: espocrm-db
      ESPOCRM_DATABASE_USER: espocrmuser
      ESPOCRM_DATABASE_PASSWORD: espocrmpass
      ESPOCRM_ADMIN_USERNAME: marius
      ESPOCRM_ADMIN_PASSWORD: mariushosting
      ESPOCRM_SITE_URL: https://espocrm.yourname.synology.me
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/espocrm/data:/var/www/html:rw
    depends_on:
      espocrm-db:
        condition: service_started
    ports:
      - 8113:80
    restart: on-failure:5

  espocrm-daemon:
    image: espocrm/espocrm
    container_name: EspoCRM-DAEMON
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/espocrm/data:/var/www/html:rw
    entrypoint: docker-daemon.sh
    restart: always

  espocrm-websocket:
    image: espocrm/espocrm
    container_name: EspoCRM-WEBSOCKET
    environment:
      ESPOCRM_CONFIG_USE_WEB_SOCKET: "true"
      ESPOCRM_CONFIG_WEB_SOCKET_URL: "ws://localhost:8081"
      ESPOCRM_CONFIG_WEB_SOCKET_ZERO_M_Q_SUBSCRIBER_DSN: "tcp://*:7777"
      ESPOCRM_CONFIG_WEB_SOCKET_ZERO_M_Q_SUBMISSION_DSN: "tcp://espocrm-websocket:7777"
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/espocrm/data:/var/www/html:rw
    entrypoint: docker-websocket.sh
    ports:
      - 8114:8080
    restart: always

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 ESPOCRM_ADMIN_USERNAME. Type in your own username. marius is an example for a username. You will need this password later at STEP x.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for ESPOCRM_ADMIN_PASSWORD. Type in your own password. mariushosting is an example for a password. You will need this password later at STEP x.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for ESPOCRM_SITE_URL and type in your own synology.me DDNS with https:// at the beginning that you have previously created at STEP 6.

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

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STEP 17

Please wait approximately 5 minutes or you will get a blank synology error page if you try to connect too soon. Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://espocrm.yourname.synology.me In my case it’s https://espocrm.mariushosting.synology.me In the Password field, type in your Username (ESPOCRM_ADMIN_USERNAME) and Password (ESPOCRM_ADMIN_PASSWORD) that you have previously added at STEP 13. Click Log in. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 18

Your EspoCRM dashboard at a glance!

STEP 19

Set Up Email Notifications on EspoCRM.

Enjoy EspoCRM!

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

This post was updated on Thursday / May 22nd, 2025 at 9:53 AM

How to Install EspoCRM on Your Synology NAS

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest EspoCRM v9.1.3 release.

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