My previous guide for XBackBone involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest XBackBone version via Portainer. XBackBone is a simple and lightweight PHP file manager that supports the instant sharing tool ShareX and *NIX systems. It supports uploading and displaying images, GIF, video, code, formatted text, pdf, and file downloading and uploading. It also has a web UI with multi-user management, media gallery and search support. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install XBackBone on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest XBackBone v3.7.0 release.

• STEP 1

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• STEP 2

Install Text Editor via Synology “Package Center”. (Mandatory STEP.) If you already have Text Editor installed on your Synology NAS, skip this STEP.

• STEP 3

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 4

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 5

Go to Control Panel / Login Portal / Advanced Tab / click Reverse Proxy. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 6

Now click the “Create” button. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 7

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 XBackBone. After that, add the following instructions:

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

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 8522

• STEP 8

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 9

Go to Control Panel / Network / Connectivity tab/ Check Enable HTTP/2 then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 10

Go to Control Panel / Security / Advanced tab/ Check Enable HTTP Compression then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 11

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

• STEP 12

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 13

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

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

services:
  xbackbone:
    container_name: XBackBone
    image: ghcr.io/linuxserver/xbackbone:latest
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
      - seccomp:unconfined
    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
    ports:
      - 8522:80
      - 4443:443
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/xbackbone:/config:rw
    environment:
     TZ: Europe/Bucharest
     PUID: 1026
     PGID: 100

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 14

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 15

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

• STEP 16

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

• STEP 17

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate https://xbackbone.yourname.synology.me in my case https://xbackbone.mariushosting.synology.me – If everything goes right, you will see the XBackBone installation page. In the Base URL field, type in https:// followed by your synology.me DDNS name instead of http:// – Add your own Admin email and your own Admin password, then click Install. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 18

After you click Install at STEP 17, the installation process will take some minutes. After the installation is completed, you will be prompted to add your own Admin email and Admin password that you have previously created at STEP 17. Click Login. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 19

Your XBackBone dashboard will look like this. Go to the next step.

• STEP 20

Go to File Station / Docker / xbackbone / php folder

Double click on the php-local.ini file. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Note: If you can’t open the php-local.ini file, this means you haven’t followed STEP 2 in this article.

• STEP 21

After the first line, copy paste these lines below, then save the file. Follow the instructions in the image below.

upload_max_filesize = 5G
post_max_size = 5G
memory_limit = 1G

• STEP 22

To apply the settings, Restart your XbackBone container in Portainer / Containers / Select your XBackBone container, then click Restart. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 23

On the System tab, the three parameters, post_max_size, upload_max_filesize and memory_limit, are now showing the values that you have previously added at STEP 21. This change allows you to upload 5GB files instead of 2MB. You can easily change your Theme to Dark. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 24

Upload some files from your computer. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 25

Go to the Home tab. Use the Copy link option and share your files with your friends. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 26

Share your file!

Enjoy XBackBone!

🆘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 XBackBone 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 Saturday / December 14th, 2024 at 3:06 PM