My previous guide for Huntly involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Huntly version via Portainer. Huntly is a self-hosted information management tool, in simple terms, contains the following features: RSS subscription and reading, automatically saves the pages that have been viewed, then you can save them to read later, add to favorites or archives. There is also a special treatment for Twitter sites that automatically saves the requested tweet timeline, recording whether it has been viewed or not and, in Huntly, you can even revisit these tweets in a more convenient way. You can search by title, content, type, favorite method, and other parameters. You can connect to other services – currently GitHub is supported, so it’s also a Github stars management tool. In the future, Huntly may also support connections to services like Pocket, Hypothesis, etc. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Huntly on your Synology NAS with Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Huntly v0.3.7 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 34

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 Huntly. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 5870

• 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 tab/ 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 folder and name it huntly. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 11

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 12

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

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

version: '3.9'
services:
 huntly:
    image: lcomplete/huntly
    container_name: Huntly
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/80' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    restart: on-failure:5
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/huntly:/data:rw 
    ports:
      - 5870:80

• STEP 13

Scroll down on the page until you see a button called 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 14

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

• STEP 15

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

• STEP 16

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://huntly.yourname.synology.me In my case it’s https://huntly.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the Huntly login page. Type in your own Username and Password then click CREATE ADMIN USER. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 17

Sign in using your Username and Password that you have previously created at STEP 16.

• STEP 18

Add your first FEED. On the left sidebar click +. Type in your own RSS URL link then click PREVIEW. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 19

Click FOLLOW. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 20

Your Huntly dashboard at a glance!

Enjoy Huntly!

🆘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.
Note: How to Back Up Docker Containers on your Synology NAS.
Note: Find out how to update the Huntly 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.

This post was updated on Sunday / March 17th, 2024 at 4:23 PM