Papra is a minimalistic document management and archiving platform. It is designed to be simple to use and accessible to everyone. Papra is a platform for long-term document storage and management, like a digital archive for your documents. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Papra on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest version of Papra v26.1.0

💡Note: Check out my guide on how to Install Papra on Your UGREEN NAS.

• 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 Papra. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 1221

• 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 papra. 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 papra folder that you have previously 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

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 13

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Home then Live connect. Follow the instructions in the image below.

On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Stacks then + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 14

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

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

services:
  papra:
    image: ghcr.io/papra-hq/papra:latest
    container_name: Papra
    user: 1026:100
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/1221' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    environment:
      AUTH_SECRET: dOxZYTTZgXKMHkqLBIQVImayQXAVWdzGBPuFJKggzcgvgPJPXpWzqzKaUOIOGGIr
      APP_BASE_URL: https://papra.yourname.synology.me #or http://yourNASIP:1221 if you want to use Papra only on localhost.
      DOCUMENT_STORAGE_MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE: 0 #The number 0 allows you to upload documents of any size.
      AUTH_FIRST_USER_AS_ADMIN: true #First user registration becomes Admin automatically.
      AUTH_IS_REGISTRATION_ENABLED: true #You can disable it after first user registration by adding false instead of true.
      INTAKE_EMAILS_IS_ENABLED: false #Intake emails address are used to automatically ingest emails into Papra.
      EMAILS_DRIVER: smtp
      LOGGER_EMAIL_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL: info
      SMTP_HOST: smtp.gmail.com
      SMTP_PORT: 465
      SMTP_USER: Your-own-gmail-address
      SMTP_PASSWORD: Your-own-app-password
      SMTP_SECURE: true
    ports:
      - 1221:1221
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/papra:/app/app-data:rw
      - /volume1/docker/papra/db:/app-data/db/db.sqlite
    restart: on-failure:5

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 AUTH_SECRET. (Generate your own Random 64 length AUTH_SECRET.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for APP_BASE_URL and type in your own synology.me DDNS with https:// at the beginning that you have previously created at STEP 6.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SMTP_USER and type in your own Gmail address. STEP 12.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SMTP_PASSWORD and type in your own Gmail app password. STEP 12. ⚠️Warning: Do NOT confuse with your own Gmail password. This is the Gmail APP password.

• STEP 15

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 16

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

• STEP 17

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• STEP 18

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate https://papra.yourname.synology.me in my case https://papra.mariushosting.synology.me Click Register. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 19

Type in your own details, then click Register. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 20

In the apposite field, type in a name for your organization. Click Create organization. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 21

Upload your documents!

• STEP 22

View your documents!

• STEP 23

Your documents at a glance!

• STEP 24

Invite new members on your team. On the left sidebar, click Members, then + Invite member. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 25

Type in the email of the user you want to invite. Select the Role. Click Invite to organization. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 26

Your invitation email at a glance!

Enjoy Papra!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

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

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