Synology Install Fenrus With Portainer

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Synology Install Fenrus With Portainer

My previous guide for Fenrus involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Fenrus version via Portainer. Fenrus is a personal homepage/dashboard. It allows you to have a custom homepage/new tab page with quick access to your personal apps, website, and docker images. It’s something similar to Homarr, Flame, Homepage and Heimdall. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Fenrus on your Synology NAS using Docker.

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

Fenrus Synology NAS Portainer 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 fenrus. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  fenrus:
    image: revenz/fenrus
    container_name: Fenrus
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/3000' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    ports:
      - 5300:3000
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/fenrus:/app/data:rw
    environment:
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest

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.)

Fenrus Synology NAS Portainer 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.

Fenrus Synology NAS Portainer 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“.

Fenrus Synology NAS Portainer 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:5300 Select Local Username/Password then add your own Username and Password. Click SAVE. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Fenrus Synology NAS Portainer Set up 5

  • STEP 10

You can easily change the current purple theme with another one from the list. At the top right of the page click the Settings icon. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Fenrus Synology NAS Portainer Set up 6

  • STEP 11

Right click inside the theme. Click Edit Dashboard. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Fenrus Synology NAS Portainer Set up 7

  • STEP 12

Your Fenrus admin dashboard at a glance!

Fenrus Synology NAS Portainer Set up 8

  • STEP 13

Your Fenrus Homepage at a glance!

Fenrus Synology NAS Portainer Set up 9

Enjoy Fenrus!

🆘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 Fenrus container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make Fenrus 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.
Note: Find out how to update the Fenrus container with the latest image.
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 Friday / May 3rd, 2024 at 11:47 PM

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