Lingva Translate is an alternative front-end for Google Translate, serving as a Free and Open Source translator with over a hundred languages available. Inspired by projects like Piped, Nitter, Invidious or Bibliogram, Lingva scrapes through Google Translate and retrieves the translation without directly accessing any Google-related service, preventing them from tracking. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Lingva Translate on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

• 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 Lingva. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 6455

• 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 lingva. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  lingva:
    image: thedaviddelta/lingva-translate:latest
    container_name: Lingva-Translate
    hostname: lingva
    mem_limit: 2g
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    ports:
      - 6455:3000
    environment:
      site_domain: lingva.yourname.synology.me
      force_default_theme: dark
      default_source_lang: auto
      default_target_lang: en
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for site_domain and type in your own synology.me DDNS that you have previously created at STEP 6 without 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 this message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.

• STEP 14

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

• STEP 15

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://lingva.yourname.synology.me that you have previously created at STEP 6. In my case it’s https://lingva.mariushosting.synology.me Type in a text and choose the language in which you would like to translate it, then click the lightning button. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 16

A hundred languages available!

Enjoy Lingva Translate!

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This post was updated on Wednesday / March 6th, 2024 at 12:20 PM