NocoDB is an open source #NoCode platform that turns any MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, SQLite & MariaDB into a smart-spreadsheet. NocoDB is so flexible that it can be integrated with many business verticals. NocoDB has been downloaded more than 6.6 million times in Docker within the first year of launch alone. NocoDB allows even non-developers or business users to become software creators. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install NocoDB on your Synology NAS using Docker.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest NocoDB 0.107.5 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

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 NocoDB. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 8631

• 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 nocodb. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 11

Now create one new folder inside the nocodb folder that you created at STEP 10 and name it db. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 12

Right click on the nocodb folder that you have previously created at STEP 10 then click Properties. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 13

Go to the Permission tab then click Advanced options. From the drop-down menu choose “Make inherited permissions explicit“. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 14

Select Everyone then click the Edit tab. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 15

Check all Read and Write Permissions. Click Done. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 16

After you click Done on STEP 15, check “Apply to this folder, sub-folders and files“. Click Save. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 17

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 18

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 19

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

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  db:
    image: postgres
    container_name: NocoDB-DATABASE
    hostname: noco-pg
    mem_limit: 512m
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    user: 1026:100
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "nocodb", "-U", "nocodbuser"]
      timeout: 30s
      interval: 10s
      retries: 10
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/nocodb/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: nocodb
      POSTGRES_USER: nocodbuser
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: nocodbpass
    restart: on-failure:5

  nocodb:
    image: nocodb/nocodb:latest
    container_name: NocoDB
    hostname: nocodb
    mem_limit: 1g
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    healthcheck:
      test: wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:8080/ || exit 1
    ports:
      - 8631:8080
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/nocodb:/usr/app/data:rw
    environment:
      NC_ADMIN_EMAIL: Your-own-email-address
      NC_ADMIN_PASSWORD: Mariushosting@
      NC_DB: pg://noco-pg:5432?u=nocodbuser&p=nocodbpass&d=nocodb
      NC_SMTP_HOST: smtp.gmail.com
      NC_SMTP_FROM: Your-own-gmail-address
      NC_SMTP_PORT: 587
      NC_SMTP_USERNAME: Your-own-gmail-address
      NC_SMTP_PASSWORD: Your-own-app-password
    restart: always
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value numbers for user with your own UID and GID values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.) 1026 is my personal UID value and 100 is my personal GID value. You have to type in your own values.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for NC_ADMIN_EMAIL and type in your own email address.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for NC_ADMIN_PASSWORD and add your own password. Mariushosting@ is an example for a password. You have to insert your own password. Your password should have at least 8 letters with one uppercase, one number and one special letter (Allowed special characters $&+,:;=?@#|’.^*()%!_-” )
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for NC_SMTP_FROM and type in your own Gmail address. Refer to STEP 17.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for NC_SMTP_USERNAME and type in your own Gmail address. Refer to STEP 17.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for NC_SMTP_PASSWORD and type in your own Gmail app password. Refer to STEP 17.

• STEP 20

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 21

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

• STEP 22

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

• STEP 23

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://nocodb.yourname.synology.me In my case it’s https://nocodb.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the NocoDB SIGN IN page. Type in your own E-mail (NC_ADMIN_EMAIL) and your own Password (NC_ADMIN_PASSWORD) that you have previously added at STEP 19 then click SIGN IN. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 24

Now you can create your New Project! Click New Project. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 25

Give a name to your Project then click Create. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 26

Click Invite Team to invite your team automatically via email. Click Invite. Follow the instructions in the image below.

After you click the Invite button, your friends will receive an email to sign up to your NocoDB instance.

Email Invitation example.

• STEP 27

You can also Personalize your NocoDB Theme by clicking Themes then selecting your favorite colors. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Enjoy NocoDB!

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS? See the supported models.
Note: Full NocoDB Environment Variables.
Note: Find out how to update the NocoDB container with the latest image.
Note: How to Free Disk Space on Your NAS if You Run Docker.
Note: How to Schedule Start & Stop For Docker Containers.
Note: How to Activate Email Notifications.
Note: How to Add Access Control Profile on Your NAS.
Note: How to Change Docker Containers Restart Policy.
Note: How to Use Docker Containers With VPN.
Note: Convert Docker Run Into Docker Compose.
Note: How to Clean Docker.
Note: How to Clean Docker Automatically.
Note: Best Practices When Using Docker and DDNS.
Note: Some Docker Containers Need WebSocket.
Note: Find out the Best NAS Models For Docker.
Note: Activate Gmail SMTP For Docker Containers.

This post was updated on Tuesday / May 30th, 2023 at 10:21 AM