My previous guide for Fireshare involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Fireshare version via Portainer. With Fireshare you can easily share your game clips, videos, or other media via unique links. The goal of Fireshare is to provide a very simple and easy way for you to share any videos you have through a unique link. All you have to do is put your videos in a folder and Fireshare will take care of the rest. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Fireshare on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Fireshare v1.2.19 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 Fireshare. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 5738

• 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 folders and name it fireshare. 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 fireshare folder that you created at STEP 10 and name them processing and video. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 12

Populate the video folder with your own videos.

• STEP 13

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 14

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

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  fireshare:
    container_name: Fireshare
    image: shaneisrael/fireshare
    mem_limit: 8g
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    restart: on-failure:5
    ports:
      - 5738:80
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/fireshare:/data:rw
      - /volume1/docker/fireshare/processing:/processed:rw
      - /volume1/docker/fireshare/video:/videos:rw
    environment:
     ADMIN_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 ADMIN_PASSWORD. Type in your own password. mariushosting is an example for a password.
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.)

• 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

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

• STEP 18

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://fireshare.yourname.synology.me In my case it’s https://fireshare.mariushosting.synology.me Click Login at the bottom left of the page. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 19

After you click Login at STEP 18, you will be asked to add your Username and Password. The default username is admin and the password is your own password you have previously chosen at STEP 14. Click Sign in. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 20

Click Scan Library. Wait some minutes. Your video library will be scanned. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 21

Refresh the page after a couple of minutes to see your videos listed. You can also upload videos from your own computer. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 22

Click the share link present in your videos after you click to view it. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 23

Paste the link you have previously copied at STEP 22 in a new browser window. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Enjoy Fireshare!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

If you encounter issues by using this container, make sure to check out the Common Docker issues article.

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS? See the supported models.
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This post was updated on Monday / January 1st, 2024 at 3:31 PM