Grav is a modern open source flat-file CMS. You can easily create your own website from home like you do with WordPress or Ghost. Grav is fast and flexible. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Grav on your Synology NAS using Docker.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Grav 1.7.48 release.

💡Note: Check out my new guide on how to Install Grav Using Portainer.

• 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

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 Grav. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 4550

• 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 grav. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 11

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

• STEP 12

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

1. General: In the Task field type in “Install Grav“. Uncheck the “Enabled” option. Select root User.
2. Schedule: Select Run on the following date then select “Do not repeat“.
3. 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=grav \
-p 4550:80 \
-e PUID=1026 \
-e PGID=100 \
-e TZ=Europe/Bucharest \
-v /volume1/docker/grav:/config \
--restart always \
ghcr.io/linuxserver/grav

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Run command area below, change the value numbers for PUID and PGID 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 13

After you click OK on STEP 12 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 14

After you click Submit on STEP 13, select your “Install Grav” Task then click the “Run” tab. You will be asked to run Install Grav – click OK. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 15

🟢Please Support My work by Making a Donation. Almost 99,9% of the people that install something using my guides forget to support my work, or just ignore STEP 1. I’ve been very honest about this aspect of my work since the beginning: I don’t run any ADS, I don’t require subscriptions, paid or otherwise, I don’t collect IPs, emails, and I don’t have any referral links from Amazon or other merchants. I also don’t have any POP-UPs or COOKIES. I have repeatedly been told over the years how much I have contributed to the community. It’s something I love doing and have been honest about my passion since the beginning. But I also Need The Community to Support me Back to be able to continue doing this work.

• STEP 16

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://grav.yourname.synology.me In my case it’s https://grav.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the Grav main page. Type in your own Details then click Create User. Note: The Username should be between 3 and 16 characters, include lowercase letters, numbers, underscores and hyphens. Attention: Uppercase letters, spaces, and special characters are not allowed for the Username. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 17

Your Grav dashboard at a glance!

• STEP 18

Publish your first page!

Enjoy your Grav!

Note: Your live website will be at https://grav.yourname.synology.me and your administrator dashboard will be at https://grav.yourname.synology.me/admin

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS? See the supported models.
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This post was updated on Monday / January 13th, 2025 at 2:25 AM