LibreMDb is a free & open source IMDb front-end. It’s inspired by projects like Teddit, Nitter and many others. You can browse any movie info without being tracked or overwhelmed by annoying ADS. LibreMDb has a modern, responsive interface with curated colors supporting both dark and light themes. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install LibreMDb on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest LibreMDb v.4.0.0 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 libremdb. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 6342

• 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

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 11

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

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  redis:
    image: redis
    container_name: LibreMDb-REDIS
    hostname: libremdb-redis
    mem_limit: 1g
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    read_only: true
    user: 1026:100
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping || exit 1"]
    environment:
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest
    restart: on-failure:5

  libremdb:
    image: quay.io/pussthecatorg/libremdb:latest
    container_name: LibreMDb
    hostname: libremdb
    mem_limit: 1g
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    read_only: true
    user: 1026:100
    healthcheck:
      test: wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:3000
    ports:
      - 6342:3000
    environment:
      USE_REDIS: true
      REDIS_CACHE_TTL_API: 3600
      REDIS_CACHE_TTL_MEDIA: 3600
      REDIS_URL: libremdb-redis:6379
      NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: 1
      NEXT_PUBLIC_URL: https://libremdb.yourname.synology.me
      AXIOS_USERAGENT: 'Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:108.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/108.0'
      AXIOS_ACCEPT: 'text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/avif,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8'
    restart: on-failure:5
    depends_on:
      redis:
        condition: service_healthy

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value numbers for user with your own UID and GID values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.) 1026 is my personal UID value and 100 is my personal GID value. You have to type in your own values.
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 NEXT_PUBLIC_URL and add your own synology.me DDNS address that you have previously created at STEP 6 with https:// at the beginning.

• STEP 12

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 13

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

• STEP 14

🟢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 15

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://libremdb.yourname.synology.me In my case it’s https://libremdb.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the LibreMDb search page. Search for a movie, then click Submit. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 16

Click on the movie that you are interested in. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 17

Your LibreMDb at a glance!

Enjoy LibreMDb!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

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

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS? See the supported models.
Note: How to Back Up Docker Containers on your Synology NAS.
Note: Find out how to update the LibreMDb container with the latest image.
Note: How to Free Disk Space on Your NAS if You Run Docker.
Note: How to Schedule Start & Stop For Docker Containers.
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This post was updated on Wednesday / January 22nd, 2025 at 1:15 PM