How to Install Yaak on Your Synology NAS

by

How to Install Yaak on Your Synology NAS

Yaak is a desktop API client for organizing and executing REST, GraphQL, and gRPC requests. It’s built using Tauri, Rust, and ReactJS. Yaak is modern, open source, and extendable. Get started instantly by importing your data from Postman, Insomnia, or OpenAPI. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Yaak on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Yaak v2024.11.0 release.

  • STEP 1

Please Support My work by Making a Donation.

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

Yaak 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 yaak. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

services:
  yaak:
    container_name: Yaak
    image: ghcr.io/linuxserver/yaak:latest
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/3000' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
      - seccomp:unconfined
    restart: on-failure:5
    ports:
      - 3931:3000
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/yaak:/config:rw
    environment:
     CUSTOM_USER: marius
     PASSWORD: mariushosting
     TZ: Europe/Bucharest
     PUID: 1026
     PGID: 100

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.
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.)

Yaak 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.

Yaak Synology NAS Set up 3

  • STEP 7

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

Yaak 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:3931 If everything goes right, you will see the Yaak 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.

Yaak Synology NAS Set up 5

  • STEP 10

At the top right of the page, click on the gear icon then Settings. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Yaak Synology NAS Set up 6

  • STEP 11

Your Yaak settings at a glance!

Yaak Synology NAS Set up 7

Enjoy Yaak!

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

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS? See the supported models.
Note: Find out how to update the Yaak container with the latest image.
Note: How to Back Up Docker Containers on your Synology NAS.
Note: How to Free Disk Space on Your NAS if You Run Docker.
Note: How to Schedule Start & Stop For Docker Containers.
Note: How to Activate Email Notifications.
Note: How to Add Access Control Profile on Your NAS.
Note: How to Change Docker Containers Restart Policy.
Note: How to Use Docker Containers With VPN.
Note: Convert Docker Run Into Docker Compose.
Note: How to Clean Docker.
Note: How to Clean Docker Automatically.
Note: Best Practices When Using Docker and DDNS.
Note: Some Docker Containers Need WebSocket.
Note: Find out the Best NAS Models For Docker.
Note: Activate Gmail SMTP For Docker Containers.

This post was updated on Thursday / October 17th, 2024 at 9:52 PM

🧡 I Need Your Help!