Tiki Wiki CMS is a free, open-source, all-in-one platform combining a wiki-based content management system (CMS), online office suite, geospatial CMS (GeoCMS), and groupware tools. Written in PHP under the LGPL license, it powers collaborative websites, intranets, extranets, and portals with features like flexible user permissions, customizable layouts, multilingual support (30+ languages), RSS feeds, logging, browser-based admin, and integrations for content creation, communication, and geospatial mapping via tools like Mapserver. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Tiki Wiki on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest version of Tiki Wiki v26.3

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 Tiki-Wiki. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 2480

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

STEP 11

Now create two new folders inside the tiki folder that you have previously created at STEP 10 and name them db and tiki. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 12

Now create eight new folders inside the tiki folder that you have previously created at STEP 11 and name them files, img_trackers, img_wiki, img_wiki_up, modules_cache, sessions, storage, temp. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

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 tikiwiki. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

services:
  tiki:
    image: tikiwiki/tikiwiki
    container_name: Tiki-Wiki
    user: 0:0
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/80' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s  
    ports:
      - 2480:80
    depends_on:
      - db
    environment:
       TIKI_DB_HOST: db
       TIKI_DB_USER: tiki
       TIKI_DB_PASS: wiki
       TIKI_DB_NAME: tikiwiki
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/tiki/tiki/img_wiki:/var/www/html/img/wiki:rw
      - /volume1/docker/tiki/tiki/files:/var/www/html/files:rw
      - /volume1/docker/tiki/tiki/storage:/var/www/html/storage:rw
      - /volume1/docker/tiki/tiki/storage:/var/www/html/storage/fgal:rw
      - /volume1/docker/tiki/tiki/temp:/var/www/html/temp:rw
      - /volume1/docker/tiki/tiki/sessions:/var/www/sessions:rw
      - /volume1/docker/tiki/tiki/modules_cache:/var/www/html/modules/cache:rw
      - /volume1/docker/tiki/tiki/img_trackers:/var/www/html/img/trackers:rw
      - /volume1/docker/tiki/tiki/img_wiki_up:/var/www/html/img/wiki_up:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

  db:
    image: mariadb:11.4-noble #LTS Long Time Support Until May 29, 2029.
    container_name: TikiWiki-DB
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    environment:
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: tkwkiiii
       MYSQL_DATABASE: tikiwiki
       MYSQL_USER: tiki
       MYSQL_PASSWORD: wiki
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/tiki/db:/var/lib/mysql:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for PRUNEMATE_TZ. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)

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 the following 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 like this https://tikiwiki.yourname.synology.me In my case it’s https://tikiwiki.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the Tiki Wiki installation page. Ignore the error message. Type in the default Database username and the default Database password. Follow the instructions in the image below. Type in the default Database Username and Database Password, then click Validate and Continue.

⚠️Warning: the default Database Username is tiki and the default Database Password is wiki

STEP 19

Click Continue. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 20

Type in the default Database username and the default Database password. Follow the instructions in the image below. Type in the default Database Username and Database Password, then click Validate and Continue.

⚠️Warning: the default Database Username is tiki and the default Database Password is wiki