How to Install NextBeats on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install NextBeats on Your Synology NAS

NextBeats is a modern, customizable lofi music player built with Next.js and TypeScript. It’s perfect for coding, studying, or just chilling. NextBeats has a beautiful, retro TV-style interface, with YouTube integration for endless lofi streams and multiple sound effects to enhance your experience. NextBeats has theme customization, channel management to add, edit and delete custom channels, independent volume controls for music and effects, persistent settings with local storage and a responsive design for all devices. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install NextBeatsĀ on your Synology NAS using Docker and 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

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 4

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

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

services:
  nextbeats:
    image: peppershade/nextbeats
    container_name: NextBeats
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 3000 || exit 1"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    ports:
      - 6431:3000
    restart: on-failure:5

NextBeats Synology NAS Set up 1

  • STEP 5

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.

NextBeats Synology NAS Set up 2

  • STEP 6

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

NextBeats Synology NAS Set up 3

  • STEP 7

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  • STEP 8

The installation process can take up to a few seconds/minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. Now open your browser andĀ type in http://Synology-ip-address:6431 Play the video, then scroll down the page. Follow the instructions in the image below.

NextBeats Synology NAS Set up 4

  • STEP 9

Customize your ambient sound effects.

NextBeats Synology NAS Set up 5

Enjoy NextBeats!

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

Note: If you want to run the NextBeats container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make NextBeats work via HTTPS, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket.

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS?Ā See the supported models.
Note: How to Back Up Docker Containers on your Synology NAS.
Note: Find outĀ how to update the NextBeats container with the latest image.
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This post was updated on Wednesday / January 8th, 2025 at 2:41 AM

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