How to Install Hoarder on Your Synology NAS

How to Install Hoarder on Your Synology NAS

Hoarder is a self-hostable bookmark-everything app with a touch of AI for the data hoarders out there. Automatic fetching for link titles, descriptions and images. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Hoarder on your Synology NAS using Docker and Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Hoarder v0.12.2 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

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

Hoarder Synology NAS Set up 1

  • STEP 4

Now create three new folders inside the hoarder folder that you created at STEP 3 and name them data, meili, redis. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

Hoarder Synology NAS Set up 2

  • STEP 5

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.

1 Synology Portainer Add Stack

  • STEP 6

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

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  web:
    image: ghcr.io/mohamedbassem/hoarder-web:latest
    container_name: Hoarder-WEB
    restart: on-failure:5
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/hoarder/data:/data:rw
    ports:
      - 3022:3000
    environment:
      REDIS_HOST: redis
      MEILI_ADDR: http://meilisearch:7700
      DATA_DIR: /data
      NEXTAUTH_SECRET: MariushostingMariushostingMari13
      MEILI_MASTER_KEY: ZwwfTW1Johkjc34jPQlaIoBKHjrVfigIzjVEZkLydo
      
  redis:
    image: redis:7.2-alpine
    container_name: Hoarder-REDIS
    restart: on-failure:5
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/hoarder/redis:/data:rw
      
  chrome:
    image: gcr.io/zenika-hub/alpine-chrome:123
    container_name: Hoarder-CHROME
    restart: on-failure:5
    command:
      - --no-sandbox
      - --disable-gpu
      - --remote-debugging-address=0.0.0.0
      - --remote-debugging-port=9222
      
  meilisearch:
    image: getmeili/meilisearch:v1.6
    container_name: Hoarder-MEILI
    restart: unless-stopped
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/hoarder/meili:/meili_data:rw
    environment:
     MEILI_MASTER_KEY: ZwwfTW1Johkjc34jPQlaIoBKHjrVfigIzjVEZkLydo
     MEILI_NO_ANALYTICS: true
     
  workers:
    image: ghcr.io/mohamedbassem/hoarder-workers:latest
    container_name: Hoarder-WORKERS
    restart: on-failure:5
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/hoarder/data:/data:rw
    environment:
      REDIS_HOST: redis
      MEILI_ADDR: http://meilisearch:7700
      BROWSER_WEB_URL: http://chrome:9222
      NEXTAUTH_SECRET: MariushostingMariushostingMari13
      MEILI_MASTER_KEY: ZwwfTW1Johkjc34jPQlaIoBKHjrVfigIzjVEZkLydo
      DATA_DIR: /data
      # OPENAI_API_KEY:
    depends_on:
      web:
        condition: service_started

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for NEXTAUTH_SECRET and add your own NEXTAUTH_SECRET. MariushostingMariushostingMari13 is an example for a SECRET KEY. You should invent your own Value. Add 32 random characters, both letters and numbers.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for MEILI_MASTER_KEY and add your own MEILI_MASTER_KEY. ZwwfTW1Johkjc34jPQlaIoBKHjrVfigIzjVEZkLydo is an example for a MEILI_MASTER_KEY. You need to add your own 42 string value using this free online tool.

Hoarder Synology NAS Set up 3 new 2024

  • STEP 7

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.

Hoarder Synology NAS Set up 4 new 2024

  • STEP 8

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.

Hoarder Synology NAS Set up 5

  • STEP 9

Go back to STEP 1 or you will deal with karma 🙂

  • 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:3022 Click Sign Up. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Hoarder Synology NAS Set up 6

  • STEP 11

Type in your details (Name, Email address, Password), then click Sign Up. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Hoarder Synology NAS Set up 7

  • STEP 12

Type in your favorite domain address in the apposite area, then press enter to save. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Hoarder Synology NAS Set up 8

  • STEP 13

Your favorite bookmark will be added in a couple of seconds. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Hoarder Synology NAS Set up 9

  • STEP 14

You can also switch to the Dark Theme. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Hoarder Synology NAS Set up 10

Enjoy Hoarder!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

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

Note: If you want to run the Hoarder container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make Hoarder work via HTTPS, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket.

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This post was updated on Sunday / April 21st, 2024 at 2:56 AM