How to Install Muer on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install Muer on Your Synology NAS

Muer is a modern, open-source music player with beautiful UI/UX, similar to Hyperpipe. One of the things I most appreciate about Muer is that you can listen to YouTube music without any kind of commercial interruption. Muer serves music from Youtube without commercial ADS and Trackers. Muer is based on Invidious. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Muer on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

  • STEP 1

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  • STEP 2

InstallĀ 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 toĀ Control PanelĀ /Ā Login PortalĀ /Ā AdvancedĀ Tab / clickĀ Reverse Proxy. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Muer Synology NAS Set up 1

  • STEP 5

Now click the ā€œCreateā€ button. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Muer Synology NAS Set up 2

  • 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 Muer. After that, add the following instructions:

Source:
Protocol:Ā HTTPS
Hostname: muer.yourname.synology.me
Port:Ā 443

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol:Ā HTTP
Hostname:Ā localhost
Port:Ā 7124

Muer Synology NAS Set up 3

  • STEP 7

On the Reverse Proxy Rules click the Custom HeaderĀ tab. ClickĀ CreateĀ and then, from the drop-down menu, clickĀ WebSocket. After you click on WebSocket, two Header Names and two Values will be automatically added. ClickĀ Save. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Synology Proxy WebSocket

  • STEP 8

Go to Control Panel / Network / Connectivity tab/ Check Enable HTTP/2 then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Muer Synology NAS Set up 4

  • STEP 9

Go to Control Panel / Security / Advanced tab/ Check Enable HTTP CompressionĀ then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Muer Synology NAS Set up 5

  • STEP 10

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on StacksĀ thenĀ + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

1 Synology Portainer Add Stack

  • STEP 11

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

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  muer:
    image: muerorg/muer:latest
    container_name: Muer
    hostname: muer
    mem_limit: 4g
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    read_only: false
    user: 1026:100
    healthcheck:
      test: wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:3000
    ports:
      - 7124:3000
    volumes:
      - /etc/TZ:/etc/timezone:ro
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro

Note: Before you paste the code in the Portainer Web editor area, change the value numbers for userĀ with your own values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.)Ā 1026 is my personal UID value and 100 is my personal GID value. You have to type in your own values.

Muer Synology NAS Set up 6

  • STEP 12

Scroll down on the page until you see a button namedĀ 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.

Muer Synology NAS Set up 7

  • STEP 13

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: ā€œSuccess Stack successfully deployedā€œ.

Muer Synology NAS Set up 8

  • STEP 14

šŸŸ¢Please Support My work by Making a Donation. Almost 99,9% of the people that install something using my guidesĀ forget to support my work, or justĀ ignoreĀ STEP 1. Iā€™ve been very honest about this aspect of my work since the beginning: I donā€™t run any ADS, I donā€™t require subscriptions, paid or otherwise, I donā€™t collect IPs, emails, and I donā€™t have any referral links from Amazon or other merchants. I also donā€™t have any POP-UPs or COOKIES. I have repeatedly been told over the years how much I have contributed to the community. Itā€™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://muer.yourname.synology.meĀ In my case it’s https://muer.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the Muer homepage. On the left sidebar click Search, then type in the name of your favorite song. Play, then save to favorites! Follow the instructions in the image below.

Muer Synology NAS Set up 9

Enjoy Muer!

Fix: Muer will not fully work in localhost. You need to use reverse proxy to make it fully functional.

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This post was updated on Wednesday / January 22nd, 2025 at 1:15 PM

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