Servas is a self-hosted bookmark management tool. It is based on Laravel and Inertia.js and uses Tailwind CSS and Svelte for the frontend. Servas allows you to categorize your bookmarks by groups and tags. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Servas on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest version of Servas v0.2.0

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 Servas. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 8421

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

STEP 11

Download (click on the blue link below) and upload the servas.db file below in the servas folder that you have previously created at STEP 10. Follow the instructions in the image below. 🔒Note: Support my work to unlock the password. You can use this password to download any file on mariushosting forever!

👉🏻servas.db

STEP 12

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 13

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

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

services:
  servas:
    image: beromir/servas
    container_name: Servas
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 80 || exit 1"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    restart: on-failure:5
    ports:
      - 8421:80
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/servas/servas.db:/var/www/html/database/sqlite/servas.db
    environment:
     DB_CONNECTION: sqlite
     DB_DATABASE: /var/www/html/database/sqlite/servas.db
     DB_FOREIGN_KEYS: true
     APP_NAME: Servas
     APP_ENV: production
     APP_KEY: base64:Mk3oIhBicQx5NuTYpKcqNSRt4ANv+3nikg+z9yzWYrI=
     APP_DEBUG: false
     APP_URL: https://servas.yourname.synology.me

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for APP_KEY. (Generate your own free APP KEY.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for APP_URL and type in your own synology.me DDNS with https:// at the beginning that you have previously created at STEP 6.

STEP 14

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 15

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

STEP 16

🟢Please Support My work by Making a Donation. Almost 99,9% of the people that install something using my guides forget to support my work, or just ignore STEP 1. I’ve been very honest about this aspect of my work since the beginning: I don’t run any ADS, I don’t require subscriptions, paid or otherwise, I don’t collect IPs, emails, and I don’t have any referral links from Amazon or other merchants. I also don’t have any POP-UPs or COOKIES. I have repeatedly been told over the years how much I have contributed to the community. It’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 17

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://servas.yourname.synology.me/register In my case it’s https://servas.mariushosting.synology.me/register Type in your own details, then click Register. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 18

Click Add a new link to add your first favorite website. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 19

Type in the URL and the Title then click Create Link. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 20

Your Servas dashboard at a glance!

Enjoy Servas!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

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

This post was updated on Sunday / January 19th, 2025 at 12:47 AM

How to Install Servas on Your Synology NAS

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest version of Servas v0.2.0

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👉🏻servas.db

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