How to Install OwnFlick on Your Synology NAS

OwnFlick (formerly Spooly) is a self-hosted, open-source media application that turns a local folder of your photos, videos, and music into a private, swipeable TikTok-style feed. You can browse full-screen on any phone, tablet, or browser via an intuitive vertical flow with gestures (double-tap to favorite, hold for 2× speed, drag to seek), a Pinterest-style grid, or a year/month timeline. Everything stays on your own NAS with no cloud account required, and local playback works offline. It supports Docker (amd64/arm64), URL downloads with yt-dlp and gallery-dl, an ambient radio player, favorites, collections, multi-source libraries, and optional AI tagging/search. After setting up OwnFlick on my Synology NAS with Dockhand, mounting my media volumes, and grabbing the generated password from the logs, I opened it on my phone and immediately started swiping through years of family videos and photos. Sitting on the couch and rediscovering old clips in that addictive vertical feed while knowing every file stayed safely on my own hardware felt surprisingly liberating. The timeline view made it easy to jump to specific months, resume worked across devices, and the whole experience turned a dusty NAS folder into something I actually enjoy browsing every evening. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install OwnFlick on your Synology NAS using Docker & Dockhand.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest OwnFlick v0.8.51 release.

• STEP 1

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• STEP 2

Install Dockhand using my step by step guide. If you already have Dockhand installed on your Synology NAS, skip this STEP. ⚠️Attention: Make sure you have installed the latest Dockhand version.

• STEP 3

Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it ownflick. 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 ownflick folder that you have previously created at STEP 3, and name them data and media. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 5

Open your browser and type in http://synology-ip-address:3866 to connect to your Dockhand container. On the left sidebar, click Stacks then + Create. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 6

In the Stack name field, type in ownflick. ⚠️Warning: Type in the name in lowercase letters. The installation process can take up to a few seconds/minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Note: Copy Paste the code below in the Dockhand Compose Stack then click Create & Start.

services:
  ownflick:
    image: ghcr.io/oddloafhq/ownflick:latest
    container_name: OwnFlick
    user: 1026:100
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/8000' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    ports:
      - 8551:8000
    environment:
        SPOOLY_AUTH_PASSWORD: MrUyhkBvaUxKMtQMZygczkgaMPAApkTGTfaavsMgVcnXyMEUKNCJQnImCWKknRLW
        TZ: Europe/Bucharest
        SPOOLY_NAME: mariushosting
        FLASK_AUTH_COOKIE_SECURE: false #true instead of false if you use Reverse Proxy or your Domain name.
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/ownflick/media:/media:rw
      - /volume1/docker/ownflick/data:/data:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Stack 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 SPOOLY_AUTH_PASSWORD. (Generate your own Random 64 length SPOOLY_AUTH_PASSWORD.) You will need this password later at STEP 10.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Stack 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 SPOOLY_NAME. Add your own name. mariushosting is an example for a name.

• STEP 7

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the bottom right of your screen: “Created stack “ownflick”“.

• STEP 8

On the left sidebar, click Containers. Identify your OwnFlick container then click on ports 8551:8000. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 9

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• STEP 10

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:8551 Type in your own SPOOLY_AUTH_PASSWORD that you have previously added at STEP 6 then click Enter OwnFlick. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 11

Your OwnFlick dashboard at a glance! Let’s go straight to the next STEP.

• STEP 12

Upload your own media (photos, videos, music) in the media folder that you have previously created at STEP 4. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 13

Open OwnFlick. Click the settings icon. Switch the theme to Dark. Click Scan to scan the media library. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 14

Your media at a glance! You can navigate through them in TikTok style.

Enjoy OwnFlick!

🆘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 OwnFlick container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make OwnFlick work via HTTPS, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket.

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS? See the supported models.
Note: How to Back Up Docker Containers on your Synology NAS.
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