How to run your own Monero node in Synology Container Manager
Updated for Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7!
Today I’m going to walk you through running a local Monero node on your Synology NAS using the Container Manager app on the DSM 7 operating system.
You will need to enter this text in Container Manager when you get to the compose file creation step at 5m05s:
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Full Guide
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Prerequisites
You will need the Container Manager app from Synology’s Package Center before we begin. This app replaced the Docker app from Synology DSM 6, and has extra functionality this guide will use that doesn’t exist in the old Docker app, so be sure your NAS is up to date!
You will also need ample free space on your NAS. A Monero node can take around 150 GB or more of disk space to run a full node. If storage space is limited, we’ll also cover how to run a “pruned” node with less space below, but that will still require 50 GB — 100 GB or so.
Creating Folders
Somewhere on your NAS — wherever you want the blockchain files to be stored — you need to create a folder named monerod. You can do this in the File Station app by clicking a shared folder in the left sidebar, then right clicking inside that folder and selecting Create folder:
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