How to Install Ungoogled Chromium on Your Synology NAS

How to Install Ungoogled Chromium on Your Synology NAS

Ungoogled Chromium is Google Chromium without dependency on Google web services. Ungoogled Chromium retains the default Chromium experience as closely as possible. Unlike other Chromium forks that have their own visions of a web browser, Ungoogled Chromium is essentially a drop-in replacement for Chromium. It features tweaks to enhance privacy, control, and transparency. However, almost all of these features must be manually activated or enabled. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Ungoogled Chromium on your Synology NAS using Docker and Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Ungoogled Chromium v128.0.6533 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.

Ungoogled Chromium Synology NAS Set up 1

  • STEP 5

Now click the “Create” button. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Ungoogled Chromium Synology NAS Set up 2

  • 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 Ungoogled Chromium. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTPS
Hostname: localhost
Port: 3411

Ungoogled Chromium Synology NAS Set up 3

  • 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.

Synology Proxy WebSocket

  • STEP 8

Go to Control Panel / Network / Connectivity tab/ Check Enable HTTP/2 then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Ungoogled Chromium Synology NAS Set up 4

  • STEP 9

Go to Control Panel / Security / Advanced tab/ Check Enable HTTP Compression then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Ungoogled Chromium Synology NAS Set up 5

  • STEP 10

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

ngoogled Chromium Synology NAS Set up 6

  • STEP 11

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 12

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

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  chromium:
    image: ghcr.io/linuxserver/ungoogled-chromium:latest
    container_name: Ungoogled-Chromium
    hostname: chromium
    mem_limit: 3g
    shm_size: 1g
    cpu_shares: 1024
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
      - seccomp:unconfined
    ports:
      - 3411:3001
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/ungoogledchromium:/config:rw
    environment:
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest
      CUSTOM_USER: marius
      PASSWORD: mariushosting
      PUID: 1026
      PGID: 100
    restart: on-failure:5

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.1026 is my personal PUID value and 100 is my personal PGID 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 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. ⚠️Warning: Do NOT use passwords with special characters.

Ungoogled Chromium Synology NAS Set up 7

  • STEP 13

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.

Ungoogled Chromium Synology NAS Set up 8

  • STEP 14

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

Ungoogled Chromium Synology NAS Set up 9

  • STEP 15

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

  • STEP 16

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://unchromium.yourname.synology.me that you have previously created at STEP 6. In my case it’s https://unchromium.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the Ungoggled Chromium Login page. Type in your own CUSTOM_USER and PASSWORD that you have previously created at STEP 12 then click Sign In. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Ungoogled Chromium Synology NAS Set up 10

  • STEP 17

Your Ungoogled Chromium at a glance!

Ungoogled Chromium Synology NAS Set up 11

  • STEP 18

Type in your favorite website!

Ungoogled Chromium Synology NAS Set up 12

Enjoy Ungoogled Chromium!

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

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 Friday / September 13th, 2024 at 2:28 PM