How to Install Spotube on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install Spotube on Your Synology NAS

Spotube is an open source, cross-platform Spotify client compatible across multiple platforms utilizing Spotify’s data API and YouTube, Piped or JioSaavn as an audio source, eliminating the need for Spotify Premium. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Spotube on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

  • 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

Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it spotube. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

Spotube Synology NAS Set up 1

  • STEP 4

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.

1 Synology Portainer Add Stack

  • STEP 5

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

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  spotube:
    container_name: Spotube
    image: ghcr.io/linuxserver/spotube:latest
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:false
      - seccomp:unconfined
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/3000' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    environment:
     CUSTOM_USER: marius
     PASSWORD: mariushosting
     TZ: Europe/Bucharest
     PUID: 1026
     PGID: 100
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/spotube:/config:rw
    ports:
      - 3431:3000
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for CUSTOM_USER. Type in your own username. marius is an example for a username.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for PASSWORD. Type in your own password. mariushosting is an example for a password.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web 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 numbers for PUID and PGID with your own values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.)

Spotube Synology NAS Set up 2

  • STEP 6

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.

Spotube Synology NAS Set up 3

⌛Now just wait because the Spotube image is about 2.4GB.

  • STEP 7

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

Spotube Synology NAS Set up 4

  • STEP 8

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

  • STEP 9

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:3431 If everything goes right, you will see the Spotube Login page. Type in your own CUSTOM_USER and PASSWORD that you have previously created at STEP 5 then click Sign In. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Spotube Synology NAS Set up 5

  • STEP 10

Click Let’s get started. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Spotube Synology NAS Set up 6

  • STEP 11

Select your Region and Language, then click Next. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Spotube Synology NAS Set up 7

  • STEP 12

Select Audio Source, then click Next. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Spotube Synology NAS Set up 8

  • STEP 13

Click Connect with Spotify. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Spotube Synology NAS Set up 9

  • STEP 14

Your Spotube dashboard at a glance!

Spotube Synology NAS Set up 10

Enjoy Spotube!

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

No sound? If you are unable to listen sounds you should free TCP port 3000 on your Synology NAS Firewall Rules.

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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This post was updated on Sunday / May 5th, 2024 at 2:49 PM

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