LibreNMS is an auto-discovering PHP/MySQL/SNMP based network monitoring which includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems including Cisco, Linux, FreeBSD, Juniper, Brocade, Foundry, HP and many more. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install LibreNMS on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.
LibreNMS v24.11.0 release.
This guide works perfectly with the latestSTEP 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 LibreNMS. After that, add the following instructions:
Source:
Protocol: HTTPS
Hostname: librenms.yourname.synology.me
Port: 443
Check Enable HSTS
Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 5080
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 librenms. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.
STEP 11
Now create three new folders inside the librenms folder that you have previously created at STEP 10 and name them data, db, redis. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.
STEP 12
Follow my step by step guide on how to activate SMTP for your Gmail account. This step is mandatory. Note: If you don’t want to use the easiest way for SMTP with Google and you already have SMTP details from your own Mail Server, you can just skip this STEP and use your personalized email SMTP details instead.
STEP 13
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 14
In the Name field type in librenms. Follow the instructions in the image below.
services: db: image: mariadb:11.4-noble #LTS Long Time Support Until May 29, 2029. container_name: LibreNMS-DB command: - mariadbd - --innodb-file-per-table=1 - --lower-case-table-names=0 - --character-set-server=utf8mb4 - --collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci volumes: - /volume1/docker/librenms/db:/var/lib/mysql:rw environment: TZ: Europe/Bucharest MARIADB_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD: yes MARIADB_DATABASE: librenms MARIADB_USER: librenmsuser MARIADB_PASSWORD: librenmspass restart: on-failure:5 redis: image: redis:7.2-alpine container_name: LibreNMS_REDIS healthcheck: test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping || exit 1"] volumes: - /volume1/docker/librenms/redis:/data:rw environment: TZ: Europe/Bucharest restart: on-failure:5 msmtpd: image: crazymax/msmtpd:latest container_name: LibreNMS_MSMTPD environment: SMTP_HOST: smtp.gmail.com SMTP_PORT: 587 SMTP_TLS: on SMTP_STARTTLS: on SMTP_TLS_CHECKCERT: on SMTP_AUTH: on SMTP_USER: Your-own-gmail-address SMTP_PASSWORD: Your-own-app-password SMTP_FROM: Your-own-gmail-address restart: on-failure:5 librenms: image: librenms/librenms:latest container_name: LibreNMS healthcheck: test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 8000 || exit 1"] interval: 10s timeout: 5s retries: 3 start_period: 90s hostname: librenms cap_add: - NET_ADMIN - NET_RAW ports: - target: 8000 published: 5080 protocol: tcp depends_on: - db - redis - msmtpd volumes: - /volume1/docker/librenms/data:/data:rw environment: TZ: Europe/Bucharest PUID: 1026 PGID: 100 SESSION_SECURE_COOKIE: true DB_HOST: db DB_NAME: librenms DB_USER: librenmsuser DB_PASSWORD: librenmspass DB_TIMEOUT: 120 MEMORY_LIMIT: 512M MAX_INPUT_VARS: 1000 UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE: 128M OPCACHE_MEM_SIZE: 128 REAL_IP_FROM: 0.0.0.0/32 REAL_IP_HEADER: X-Forwarded-For LOG_IP_VAR: remote_addr CACHE_DRIVER: redis SESSION_DRIVER: redis REDIS_HOST: redis LIBRENMS_SNMP_COMMUNITY: librenmsdocker LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP: false LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP_SCHEDULE: "0 0 */2 * * *" # Schedule WeatherMAP every 2 hours restart: on-failure:5 dispatcher: image: librenms/librenms:latest container_name: LibreNMS-DISPATCHER hostname: librenms-dispatcher cap_add: - NET_ADMIN - NET_RAW depends_on: - librenms - redis volumes: - /volume1/docker/librenms/data:/data:rw environment: TZ: Europe/Bucharest PUID: 1026 PGID: 100 DB_HOST: db DB_NAME: librenms DB_USER: librenmsuser DB_PASSWORD: librenmspass DB_TIMEOUT: 120 DISPATCHER_NODE_ID: dispatcher1 SIDECAR_DISPATCHER: 1 MEMORY_LIMIT: 512M MAX_INPUT_VARS: 1000 UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE: 128M OPCACHE_MEM_SIZE: 128 REAL_IP_FROM: 0.0.0.0/32 REAL_IP_HEADER: X-Forwarded-For LOG_IP_VAR: remote_addr CACHE_DRIVER: redis SESSION_DRIVER: redis REDIS_HOST: redis LIBRENMS_SNMP_COMMUNITY: librenmsdocker LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP: false LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP_SCHEDULE: "0 0 */2 * * *" # Schedule WeatherMAP every 2 hours restart: on-failure:5 syslogng: image: librenms/librenms:latest container_name: LibreNMS_SYSLOGNG hostname: librenms-syslogng healthcheck: test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 514 || exit 1"] interval: 10s timeout: 5s retries: 3 start_period: 90s cap_add: - NET_ADMIN - NET_RAW depends_on: - librenms - redis ports: - target: 514 published: 514 protocol: tcp - target: 514 published: 514 protocol: udp volumes: - /volume1/docker/librenms/data:/data:rw environment: TZ: Europe/Bucharest PUID: 1026 PGID: 100 DB_HOST: db DB_NAME: librenms DB_USER: librenmsuser DB_PASSWORD: librenmspass DB_TIMEOUT: 120 SIDECAR_SYSLOGNG: 1 MEMORY_LIMIT: 512M MAX_INPUT_VARS: 1000 UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE: 128M OPCACHE_MEM_SIZE: 128 REAL_IP_FROM: 0.0.0.0/32 REAL_IP_HEADER: X-Forwarded-For LOG_IP_VAR: remote_addr CACHE_DRIVER: redis SESSION_DRIVER: redis REDIS_HOST: redis LIBRENMS_SNMP_COMMUNITY: librenmsdocker LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP: false LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP_SCHEDULE: "0 0 */2 * * *" # Schedule WeatherMAP every 2 hours restart: on-failure:5 snmptrapd: image: librenms/librenms:latest container_name: LibreNMS_SNMPTRAPD healthcheck: test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 162 || exit 1"] interval: 10s timeout: 5s retries: 3 start_period: 90s hostname: librenms-snmptrapd cap_add: - NET_ADMIN - NET_RAW depends_on: - librenms - redis ports: - target: 162 published: 162 protocol: tcp - target: 162 published: 162 protocol: udp volumes: - /volume1/docker/librenms/data:/data:rw environment: TZ: Europe/Bucharest PUID: 1026 PGID: 100 DB_HOST: db DB_NAME: librenms DB_USER: librenmsuser DB_PASSWORD: librenmspass DB_TIMEOUT: 120 SIDECAR_SNMPTRAPD: 1 MEMORY_LIMIT: 512M MAX_INPUT_VARS: 1000 UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE: 128M OPCACHE_MEM_SIZE: 128 REAL_IP_FROM: 0.0.0.0/32 REAL_IP_HEADER: X-Forwarded-For LOG_IP_VAR: remote_addr CACHE_DRIVER: redis SESSION_DRIVER: redis REDIS_HOST: redis LIBRENMS_SNMP_COMMUNITY: librenmsdocker LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP: false LIBRENMS_WEATHERMAP_SCHEDULE: "0 0 */2 * * *" # Schedule WeatherMAP every 2 hours restart: on-failure:5
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 SMTP_USER and type in your own Gmail address. Refer to STEP 12.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SMTP_PASSWORD and type in your own Gmail app password. Refer to STEP 12.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SMTP_FROM and type in your own Gmail address. Refer to STEP 12.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor 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.)
STEP 15
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 16
If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.
STEP 17
Go back to STEP 1 or you will deal with karma 🙂.
STEP 18
Please wait approximately 10 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://librenms.yourname.synology.me that you have previously created at STEP 6. In my case it’s https://librenms.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the LibreNMS installation page. Type in your own Admin User details, then click Add User. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 19
Click the OK icon. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 20
Choose your favorite theme, then click Finish Install. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 21
Click Dashboard. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 22
You will be prompted to type in your own username and password that you have previously created at STEP 18. Click Login. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 23
At the top right of the page, click on the gear icon, then Global Settings. Click on the System tab. In the Specific URL area, type in your own synology.me DDNS with https:// at the beginning that you have previously created at STEP 6. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 24
Your LibreNMS dashboard at a glance!
STEP 25
Monitor your Synology NAS via LibreNMS.
Go to Control Panel / Terminal & SNMP / Click on the SNMP tab.
Select Enable SNMP service.
Select SNMPv3 service.
Type in a Username in the SNMPv3 area. You will need this username later at STEP 28.
Protocol select SHA. You will need this parameter later at STEP 28.
Type in a Password. You will need this password later at STEP 28.
Click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 26
Go back to STEP 1 or you will deal with karma 🙂.
STEP 27
Adjust your Synology Firewall in Control Panel / Security / Firewall. Allow the SNMP service on port 161.
STEP 28
Open LibreNMS. Click the Devices tab, then +Add Device. Type in the following parameters:
Hostname or IP: 172.17.0.1
SNMP: ON
SNMP Version: v3
Port: 161
Protocol: udp
Auth Level: authNoPrv
Auth User Name: Your own username that you have previously added at STEP 25.
Auth Password: Your own password that you have previously added at STEP 25.
Auth Algorithm: SHA. This is the Protocol that you have previously chosen at STEP 25.
Click Add Device.
STEP 29
The device will be added in a couple of seconds. If you experience any issue when adding your Synology NAS device, this means you forgot STEP 27.
STEP 30
Click Device, then All Devices then Storage. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 31
Click on your NAS name. Follow the instructions in the image below.
STEP 32
Very important STEP. Your graphs and data need a minimum of 15-20 minutes before they are displayed without issues in LibreNMS. If you don’t wait and are in a hurry, you will get several errors in the graphs, like images not being displayed etc. You need to wait almost 15 minutes for the data from your NAS to synchronize in LibreNMS.
STEP 33
Your Magical Graphs at a glance! Click Graphs!
Enjoy LibreNMS!
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This post was updated on Monday / November 25th, 2024 at 1:22 AM