How To Install Home Assistant On Your Synology NAS

In today's video, I will show you how to take advantage of your Synology NAS and install Home Assistant on your device. Home Assistant is a very powerful Home Automation controller that lets you control a wide variety of devices across multiple ecosystems. Since your NAS runs 24/7, it becomes the ideal place to install and run Home Assistant. Please don't forget to like and subscribe if you find this video useful.
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[@micmacko]

Thanks! Saved me a lot of time. Very straight forward guide.

[@MikeFaucher]

Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for the feedback!

[@francisdebriey3609]

THANK YOU !!! Up and running in 10 minutes !

[@MikeFaucher]

Excellent, great to hear. Thanks for the feedback.

[@SeanMoran-byron67]

Thank you!!!! Your video was very helpful. Much appreciated!

[@MikeFaucher]

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for the feedback!

[@Muleskinner1971]

Thanks a lot. Easy to follow and worked perfectly - im up and running :)

[@MikeFaucher]

Outstanding. Thanks for the feedback.

[@vgqlqxy1729]

Thank you so much! If possible, could you provide instructions on configuring the network on an EdgeRouter X with HA on the main network and IoT devices on a separate VLAN, including configuration using a localtuya device? I really appreciate your help as no one has this on YT. How to fix or workaround if there are 2 subnets or best to just place HA and IoT devices on the same subnet?

[@MikeFaucher]

I do have an old video that covers the EdgeRouter X (kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4DJqKeVdrRgebc) but as I do not own one anymore and have switched to Unifi, I can't do a new video on the EdgeRouter. I would also suggest adding Tailscale subnet to gain access to your devices from outside the house. Thanks for the feedback.

[@vgqlqxy1729]

Thanks@@MikeFaucherquick response! I'm about to configure a UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra following YT videos. My current issue is establishing communication between a Home Assistant server and IoT devices on separate VLANs/subnets. I've found numerous VLAN configuration guides but none demonstrate a working example of IoT devices interacting seamlessly with Home Assistant. Yes, some devices like Philips Hue works without configuring multiple firewall settings but I have issues with Aqara Zigbee sensors/devices, Tuya (local), etc. Unsure if you have the same devices for testing. Issue is not about gaining access to devices from outside the house. I tried masquerading, mdns, opening up ports between HA and IoT subnet but still failing.

[@jurajzelman4764]

hello, where is the item add on, please? or Home Assistant Supervisor configuration, thx.

[@MikeFaucher]

Can you clarify the question? What add ons are you looking for ? This should run the full package. Thank you.

[@jurajzelman4764]

@@MikeFaucher After installing Home Assistant on Synology ver. DSM 7.2.1-69057 gives me a plugin store error, Supervisor without it I can't install the package for eWelink.

[@marksnethkamp8633]

Problem i have is HA is useless in dsm 7 when i cant share usb for my zigbee dongle.

[@MikeFaucher]

To share a device on Homeassistant, you has to pass through the device and I am not aware of a way to do this. Try reaching out to Synology to see if this can be done or is planned for the future. Sorry I could not be more help.

[@marksnethkamp8633]

@@MikeFaucher not your fault. Apparently it worked fine on DSM 6x. The system is technically more secure as a NAS now, but less useful as a server with storage. Ce la vie

[@NYTV_YT]

Strange, video 2 month old, but i cant find container in packages. Have docker with container inside, not sure if its same

[@MikeFaucher]

Yes they got rid of a separate package and now you install it through through Docker. I need to update this video as things have changed. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@NYTV_YT]

Thx​. Yes, i did install it via docker, all works. The only thing to note is that Image not downloading via register tab, did it via SSH with pull command

[@MikeFaucher]

@@NYTV_YT Thanks for the update. I'm glad you got it working.

[@nilton61]

@@MikeFaucher I cannot find neither "container" nor "docker" on my ds218

[@MikeFaucher]

@@nilton61 www.home-assistant.io/installation/alternative/ at the bottom of the page are additional instructions.

[@bartkornips6834]

I can not go to the homepage

[@MikeFaucher]

Are you using the IP and Port number.

[@cevmartin1]

Hi, I must be doing something dumb but I can install and run HA in a Docker container but I can't seem to access/launch the homepage. I have tried my local NAS IP e.g. 192.168.x.x:8123 etc but it returns the error "This site can’t be reached". I dont have an VM installed but I'm assuming I need to run something else on my NAS? Thanks

[@MikeFaucher]

Make sure you use http and https and see if that helps.

[@salvadorgutierrezbaelemans5014]

Is there a Nas firewall active? If so, you need to give permissions to the right ip and port. I struggled with that for a while.

[@ionbuilds]

I have the same issue, I have tried with http and https, opened all the ports on my NAS. I was able to access the app through iPhone but I can't seem to open up on web browser on Win11. TIA

[@MikeFaucher]

@@ionbuilds You don’t need to open ports but make sure have all the permissions set. It sounds like you are not reaching the container.

[@ionbuilds]

@@MikeFaucher thanks for the quick reply. How do I make sure I can reach the container. I followed step by step instructions

[@harold4ever]

You do a Great help for me, thank you so much!! By the way, do you have the installation guide for the homebridge?

[@MikeFaucher]

Thank you very much for the feedback, it is appreciated. I have not tried HomeBridge yet but it is on my list of things to look at. Thanks again and glad it was helpful.