My previous guide for Homarr involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Homarr version via Portainer. Homarr is a simple and lightweight homepage for your server that helps you easily access all of your services in one place. The thing I like most about Homarr is its speed and simplicity in adding links of your favorite docker apps. You can use it as a bookmark as well. It has great integration with Plex, Sonarr, Radarr, Pi-hole etc. Homarr supports multiple configs and persistent storage. In this step by step guide I will teach you how to install Homarr on your Synology NAS device using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Homarr v1.6.0 release.

💡Note: Check out my new guide on how to Install Homarr on Your UGREEN NAS.

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

• 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.

• STEP 5

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

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

services:
  homarr:
    container_name: Homarr
    image: ghcr.io/homarr-labs/homarr:latest
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 7575 || exit 1"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    volumes:
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
      - /volume1/docker/homarr:/appdata:rw
    environment:
       SECRET_ENCRYPTION_KEY: E0AF06FF6D1FA23AE02C026DD4B5D177EEC497E20B74B0AEF8816366CD96E004
    ports:
      - 7575:7575
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SECRET_ENCRYPTION_KEY. Generate your own 64 Digit Hex Code for free.

• 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.

• STEP 7

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

• STEP 8

🟢Please Support My work by Making a Donation. Almost 99,9% of the people that install something using my guides forget to support my work, or just ignore STEP 1. I’ve been very honest about this aspect of my work since the beginning: I don’t run any ADS, I don’t require subscriptions, paid or otherwise, I don’t collect IPs, emails, and I don’t have any referral links from Amazon or other merchants. I also don’t have any POP-UPs or COOKIES. I have repeatedly been told over the years how much I have contributed to the community. It’s something I love doing and have been honest about my passion since the beginning. But I also Need The Community to Support me Back to be able to continue doing this work.

• 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:7575 Choose your Favorite Language and the Theme Skin. Click Start from scratch to start a fresh new Homarr installation or import your settings from Homarr before the 1.0 version. In the guide below I have Started from scratch. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 10

Type in your own Username and Password, then click Create user. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 11

Adjust your Analytics, Crawling, and Indexing preferences, then click Continue. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 12

Click Create your first board. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 13

You will be prompted to add your own Username and Password that you have previously created at STEP 10. Click Login. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 14

Your management dashboard at a glance! On the left sidebar, click Boards to create your first dashboard. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 15

Create your first board!

• STEP 16

To prevent containers like Pihole and others from going into timeout when you are looking for integrations in Homarr, remember to DISABLE/UNCHECK the Multiple Gateways option in network settings in DSM.

Enjoy Homarr!

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Note: If you want to run the Homarr container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make Homarr 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 Homarr container with the latest image.
Note: How to Add USB Support on DSM 7.2.
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 Saturday / February 15th, 2025 at 2:14 AM