How to Install Fenrus on Your Synology NAS

Fenrus is a personal homepage/dashboard. It allows you to have a custom homepage/new tab page with quick access to your personal apps, website, and docker images. It’s something similar to Homarr, Flame, Dashboard and Heimdall. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Fenrus on your Synology NAS using Docker.

STEP 1

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STEP 2

Install Docker via Synology “Package Center”.

STEP 3

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

STEP 4

Now create one new folder inside the fenrus folder that you created at STEP 3 and name it images. 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 Fenrus. 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=fenrus \
-p 5300:3000 \
-v /volume1/docker/fenrus:/app/data \
-v /volume1/docker/fenrus/images:/app/wwwroot/images \
--restart always \
revenz/fenrus

STEP 7

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

STEP 8

After you click OK on STEP 7, select your “Install Fenrus” Task then click the “Run” tab. You will be asked to run Install Fenrus – click Yes. 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:5300 Add your own Username and Password. Click Save. Follow the instructions in the image below.