Twenty is an open-source CRM platform designed as a modern, flexible alternative to traditional solutions like Salesforce and Pipedrive. Twenty aims to address the high costs and data lock-in issues of conventional CRMs. With a user-friendly interface, Twenty offers customizable objects for storing unique data, advanced features for business process management, and the ability to serve as a versatile platform for building various business tools. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Twenty on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Twenty v1.1.1 release.

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 Twenty. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 3353

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

STEP 11

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

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 twenty. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

services:
  server:
    image: twentycrm/twenty:latest
    container_name: Twenty-SERVER
    user: 0:0
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/twenty/data:/app/packages/twenty-server/.local-storage:rw
    ports:
      - 3353:3000
    environment:
      NODE_PORT: 3000
      PG_DATABASE_URL: postgres://twentyuser:twentypass@twenty-db:5432/default
      SERVER_URL: https://twenty.yourname.synology.me
      APP_SECRET: dOxZYTTZgXKMHkqLBIQVImayQXAVWdzGBPuFJKggzcgvgPJPXpWzqzKaUOIOGGIr
      REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379
      DISABLE_DB_MIGRATIONS: false
      DISABLE_CRON_JOBS_REGISTRATION: false
      IS_MULTIWORKSPACE_ENABLED: false
      STORAGE_TYPE: local
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy
    healthcheck:
      test: curl --fail http://localhost:3000/healthz
      interval: 5s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 20
    restart: on-failure:5

  worker:
    image: twentycrm/twenty:latest
    container_name: Twenty-WORKER
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/twenty/data:/app/packages/twenty-server/.local-storage:rw
    command: ["yarn", "worker:prod"]
    environment:
      PG_DATABASE_URL: postgres://twentyuser:twentypass@twenty-db:5432/default
      SERVER_URL: https://twenty.yourname.synology.me
      REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379
      DISABLE_DB_MIGRATIONS: false
      DISABLE_CRON_JOBS_REGISTRATION: false
      STORAGE_TYPE: local
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy
      server:
        condition: service_healthy
    restart: on-failure:5

  db:
    image: postgres:16
    container_name: Twenty-DB
    hostname: twenty-db
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "twenty", "-U", "twentyuser"]
      timeout: 45s
      interval: 10s
      retries: 10
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/twenty/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: twenty
      POSTGRES_USER: twentyuser
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: twentypass
    restart: on-failure:5

  redis:
    image: redis
    container_name: Twenty-REDIS
    healthcheck:
     test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping || exit 1"]
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/twenty/redis:/data:rw
    environment:
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest
    restart: on-failure:5
    command: ["--maxmemory-policy", "noeviction"]

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SERVER_URL and type in your own synology.me DDNS with https:// at the beginning that you have previously created at STEP 6. ⚠️Warning: do NOT use the slash / after the domain name.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for APP_SECRET. (Generate your own Random 64 length APP_SECRET.)
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.)

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

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STEP 17

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS address like this https://twenty.yourname.synology.me In my case it’s https://twenty.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the Twenty setup page. Type in your own Email Address then click Continue. Follow the instructions in the image below.