Lyrion Music Server (formerly Logitech Media Server) is an open-source server software which controls a wide range of Squeezebox audio players. Lyrion can stream your local music collection, internet radio stations, and content from many streaming services (with and without subscriptions). In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Lyrion Music Server on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Lyrion Music Server v.9.1.0 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

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

• STEP 4

Now create two new folders inside the lyrion folder that you created at STEP 3 and name them music and playlist. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 5

Populate your music folder with your own music. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 6

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 7

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

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

services:
  lyrion:
    container_name: Lyrion-Music-Server
    image: lmscommunity/lyrionmusicserver:stable
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/9002' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/lyrion:/config:rw
      - /volume1/docker/lyrion/music:/music:ro
      - /volume1/docker/lyrion/playlist:/playlist:rw
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
      - /etc/TZ:/etc/timezone:ro
    ports:
      - 9002:9002/tcp
      - 9090:9090/tcp 
      - 3483:3483/tcp
      - 3483:3483/udp
    environment:
       HTTP_PORT: 9002
       PUID: 1026
       PGID: 100
       TZ: Europe/Bucharest
       EXTRA_ARGS: "--advertiseaddr=192.168.1.18" # Your Own Synology Local NAS IP
    restart: on-failure:5

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.)
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 192.168.1.18. Type in your own Synology Local NAS IP. 192.168.1.18 is my own Synology Local NAS IP.

• STEP 8

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 9

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

• STEP 10

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• STEP 11

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:9002 If everything goes right, you will see the Lyrion Music Server dashboard. Check the Material Skin, Music and Artist information, Radio Now Playing and Radio net Directory. Click Next. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 12

Select the music folder, then click Next. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 13

Select the playlist folder, then click Next. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 14

Click Finish. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 15

Click on the Music Folder. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 16

Your music that you have previously added at STEP 5 should appear in this area.

• STEP 17

Lyrion Music Server is a server and, to play music, you need a client that acts as a player. To explain how to set up a new player on your Lyrion Music Server, I will use Winamp as an external player that is installed on my Windows 11 PC. You can also use VLC or other players. Open Winamp, then right click on it. A new pop up window will open. Click Play, then URL. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 18

In the URL field, type in your local NAS IP followed by :9002/stream.mp3 Then click Open. Follow the instructions in the image below. 192.168.1.18 is my own local NAS IP. You should use your own local NAS IP.

http://192.168.1.18:9002/stream.mp3

• STEP 19

Open your Lyrion Music Server page. Choose Winamp as a player. Select your favorite songs, then click + to add them to the playlist. Start the playlist. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 20

Click Play on your Winamp media player and your music will be on air. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 21

Thanks to Lyrion Music Server, you can also stream Radio on air. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Enjoy Lyrion Music Server!

🆘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 Lyrion Music Server container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make Lyrion Music Server work via HTTPS, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket. Remember: if you want to use the player to play music, you need to port forward ports 3483 (TCP/UDP), 9090 (TCP), 9002 (TCP) in your router pointing to your local NAS IP. It’s also mandatory to change the address at STEP 14 from http://yournasIP:9002/stream.mp3 to https://lyrion.yourname.synology.me/stream.mp3

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This post was updated on Monday / January 6th, 2025 at 1:13 AM