Roomskills Local Connect on Synology NAS Systems

The installation on the Synology systems is done using the app Docker on the Synology (here you can find information on Docker on Synology). If you have not done so please install and activate the app “Docker” using the Package Center on Synology.

The installation can be done performing the following steps:

• • First you have to create an empty directory on the NAS which will contain the local persistent data of the container.
  • In the next step you open the app Docker on the NAS and go to the area “Registration”. In registration you use the search function and enter the word “roomskills” in the search filed and start the search. Then you select the entry “roomskills-rlc” (official) and click on the button “Download”.
  • In the upcoming window you select the option “latest” as version.
  • In the area “Image” you can follow the download process of the image. Once the download is finished you can start the installation process by once clicking on the roomskills-rlc entry in the list and then clicking on the button “Start”.
  • In the next step you configure the container by first entering “roomskills_local_connect” as name of the container. Then you click on “Advanced Configuration” to enter some additional configurations:
    • In the tab “Advanced Configuration” you activate the fields “Automatic Restart” and “Link to Desktop”. Then you enter the address “http://IP_ADDRESS_OF_SYNOLOGY:32655/” as web address for the link.
    • In the tab “Volume” you add a new folder by clicking on the button “Add folder”. In the field “File/Folder” you select the folder which was created at the beginning of this manual. In the field “Mount-Path” you enter “/mnt”.
    • In the tab “Port-Configuration” you add 4 port mapping by clicking on the “+” button. The entries are as follows:

  Host   Container   Protokoll
 32653    32653       TCP
 32655    32655       TCP
 32656    32656       TCP

• • • In the tab “Environment” you add an entry “RLC_IP” and set the IP address of the Synology NAS as value. In the field “command you copy the content below.”

 RLC_IP  IP_OF_THE_SYNOLOGY

As a last step you click on the button on the bottom of the page “Apply”.

• In the upcoming windows you click on “Continue”. An then on “Apply” to start the creation of the container.
• If everything worked a new entry named “roomskills_local_connect” will apper in Docker under Container and a new link will appear on the desktop of the Synology web interface.
• By clicking on the new icon you can reach the configuration page of Roomskills Local Connect. On the appearing page you have to login once to connect Roomskills Local Connect to Roomskills.

Uninstall Roomskills Local Connect