How to run a Node app on Synology?

[possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip]

Why can't you run it on your desktop?

[zagorath@aussie.zone]

I can, but that would require manually starting it up every time I restart my computer—which is daily, for the most part. And there are times when I don't even turn on my computer for the day, or don't do so before the 2pm time the bot needs to run. It would be better to have it running on a system that's always online.

[possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip]

You could use task scheduler. However, that won't fix the uptime issue.

[boiledham@lemmy.world]

Docker would be my go to

[zagorath@aussie.zone]

How do you run a docker container on Synology? I have a DS923+ which AFAIK should be able to run it, but when I search for Docker in the Package Manager the only thing that comes up is Synology's own container manager, and I have no idea how to work with that.

[zagorath@aussie.zone]

How do you run a docker container on Synology? I have a DS923+ which AFAIK should be able to run it, but when I search for Docker in the Package Manager the only thing that comes up is Synology's own container manager, and I have no idea how to work with that.

[zagorath@aussie.zone]

How do you run a docker container on Synology? I have a DS923+ which AFAIK should be able to run it, but when I search for Docker in the Package Manager the only thing that comes up is Synology's own container manager, and I have no idea how to work with that.

[zagorath@aussie.zone]

Yeah I'm pretty sure my Synology should be able to run containers. It's a DS923+. But unfortunately when I search for Docker in the Package Manager the only thing that comes up is Synology's own container manager, and I have no idea how to work with that.

[zagorath@aussie.zone]

I would love to containerise it. I worked with Docker in a previous job, but honestly I've forgotten most of how to work with it. Would be a nice refresher to try and relearn how to create Dockerfiles and docker-compose.yamls.

Unfortunately I currently have two problems. First: I seem to be completely unable to test this on my desktop. When I open Docker on my PC, it complains that I need to run wsl --shutdown, but despite doing that many times, it still complains, before immediately closing.

So I was going to try doing it entirely on the Synology. And then I ran into the issue that...I have no idea how to even start with that. When I search for Docker in the Package Manager the only thing that comes up is Synology's own container manager, and I have no idea how to work with that.

[slazer2au@lemmy.world]

Docker on windows is weird. It's why I run docker in a Hyper-V cm on my PC not in wsl.

[just_another_person@lemmy.world]

It's just a docker frontend. Shouldn't be too confusing.

[rikudou@lemmings.world]

IIRC, that's exactly it. You can either use their GUI (which is not half bad) or you can use the docker command in the terminal after you install the package.

[zagorath@aussie.zone]

Is there a way to get a terminal on the Synology itself, or is SSH from my PC the only way?

[rikudou@lemmings.world]

I only ever used SSH, so I don't know.

[dktr@lemmy.world]

It’s just a wrapper on top of Docker. You can import your own yaml files when you create your setup.

[zelaf@sopuli.xyz]

It's basically a front-end GUI to Docker, like how some use Portainer. Synology has pretty alright documentation here. If you're on mobile, click the menu button on the top right to view the sub-pages for the docs, was confusing at first to find what more it had to say about it lol.

But in short, to spin up individual containers you can go to the "Container" page. But there's a big lack of control because Synology so I recommend to use Docker Compose under "Projects" for more fine grained control if needed. When you start a project you have to select a location for the project files and you can use dot notation for sub directory and files when doing volume mounting, eg. ./nginx/config:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf.

There's a lot to read on for containers in general and working with them on Synology is a tad different and sometimes a lot of hoops to jump through. But it's definitely nicer in the end than running almost anything outside of Synology's Office Suite through it!

[zelaf@sopuli.xyz]

There is not. But I'd say keep SSH closed on the NAS or whitelist only your local IP in the firewall. I do that and turn it off when I don't need it. It can be a bit risqué messing about with SSH on Synology because of how funky they've made the distro it's running and any changes you make might not persist on reboot or after updates.