Synology: Install Website Shot With Portainer

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Synology Install Website Shot With Portainer

My previous guide for Website Shot involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Website Shot version via Portainer. With Website Shot you can generate a full web-page screenshot and automatically save it on your Synology NAS. Website Shot provides a rich interface to make any kind of web screenshots online for free with no limits. The simplest way to take a full page screenshot is here! The container supports long pages of up to 20000 pixels. The biggest advantage of using Website Shot hosted on your own Synology Server is that you have full privacy compared to third-party widgets that you install on your browser for the same purpose. The supported formats are PNG, JPEG, WEBP. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Website Shot on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Website Shot v0.10.2 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 websiteshot. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

Website Shot 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 websiteshot. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  websiteshot:
    container_name: Website-Shot
    image: flowko1/website-shot
    mem_limit: 3g
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    restart: on-failure:5
    ports:
      - 3616:3000
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/websiteshot:/usr/src/website-shot/screenshots:rw
    environment:
      PASSWORD_PROTECT: 1
      PASSWORD: mariushosting

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, you can change the value for PASSWORD_PROTECT if you want to. 1 is for password activation. 0 is for password deactivation.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for PASSWORD. Type in your own password. mariushosting is an example for a password. You will need this password later at STEP 9.

Website Shot 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.

Website Shot 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“.

Website Shot 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:3616 Type in the website for which you want to take a full screenshot. Type in your own password that you have previously created at STEP 5 then click Capture Screenshot. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Website Shot Synology NAS Portainer Set up 5

  • STEP 10

Click Download Content to download the screenshot on your PC. All screenshots will be automatically saved in the folder that you have previously created at STEP 3.

Website Shot Synology NAS Portainer Set up 6

Enjoy Website Shot!

🆘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 Website Shot container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make Website Shot 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 Website Shot 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 24th, 2024 at 5:50 PM

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