Synology Install Guacamole With Portainer

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Synology Install Guacamole With Portainer

My previous guide for Guacamole involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Guacamole version via Portainer. Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway. It supports standard protocols like VNC, RDP, and SSH. We call it clientless because no plugins or client software are required. Thanks to HTML5, once Guacamole is installed on a server, all you need to access your desktops is a web browser. Because the Guacamole client is an HTML5 web application, use of your computers is not tied to any one device or location. As long as you have access to a web browser, you have access to your machines. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Guacamole on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Guacamole 1.5.5 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

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

Guacamole 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 guacamole. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  guacamole:
    container_name: Guacamole
    image: jwetzell/guacamole
    healthcheck:
     test: curl -f http://localhost:8080/ || exit 1
    mem_limit: 6g
    cpu_shares: 1024
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:false
    restart: on-failure:5
    ports:
      - 8348:8080
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/guacamole:/config:rw
    environment:
      PUID: 1026
      PGID: 100
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest

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.)
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.)

Guacamole Synology NAS Portainer Set up 2 2024

  • 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.

Guacamole 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“.

Guacamole 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:8348 Type in the Username and Password, then click Login. Follow the instructions in the image below.

⚠️Warning: the default username is guacadmin and the default password is guacadmin

Guacamole Synology NAS Portainer Set up 5

  • STEP 10

Once you are logged in, the first step is to change the default Username and Password. At the top right of the page click on the guacadmin user then Settings. Click the Preferences tab then change the default guacadmin password with your own password. Click Update Password. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Guacamole Synology NAS Portainer Set up 6

Enjoy Guacamole!

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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 Guacamole container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make Guacamole 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 Guacamole 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 Sunday / April 7th, 2024 at 4:01 PM

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