HomeServer

This repo contains the information of the application layer built on top of my personal Home Server.

My server is a Synology 420+, for that reason the docker volumes are pointing to /volumes1.

The only configuration you should change to make it work on your environment is the local route for example, /volumes1/Documents:/srv change it for C:\users\{user}\Documents:/srv or the similar in Linux /home/testuser/Documents:/srv

On the server you can find:

Portainer

For the administration of the containers I use Portainer, because it is easier for me to manage the containers from there rather than manually modifiying the server using ssh.

Guide how to use portainer, in Spanish

I have installed it natively in the synology Nas, but you can find the configuration in the docker-compose.old.yaml file.

File system - Web Client - Removed from now

Originally I used a web client, but I find it easier to access using the explorer with \\{server-name}

As I have a synology device I do also use synology drive.

Media server

the content in the docker-compose.multimedia.yaml file

Plex is a global streaming media service and a client–server media player platform.

Which will allow me to stream content from the server into any Plex client (like the one in the Smart TV, Phones, etc). You can access using the browser on http://localhost:32400; I have it installed it natively on the synology nas.

Along with Plex, a few other apps are included on the compose file:

Sonarr to manage TvShows. http://localhost:8989
Radarr to manage Movies. http://localhost:7878
prowlarr to manage Torrent trackers. http://localhost:9696
Transmission Torrent client. http://localhost:9091
Overseer Content manager for media library. http://localhost:5055
Bazaar subtitle manager. http://localhost:6767
Lidarr to manage music. http://localhost:8686

Dashboard

file docker-compose.crossstack.yaml

Right now I am using heimdall but in this post there are explanations for 3 of them.

Ebook-Manager

file docker-compose.books.yaml.

Readarr to manage books. http://localhost:8787
Calibre is an e-book manager. It can view, convert, edit and catalog e-books in all of the major e-book formats. Along with calibre-web for a nicer experience (user admin password admin123) note: calibre and calibre-web are in the legacy file as I had no time to migrate it yet. They can be configured along with Readarr so synch the books automatically.

Router level applications

File docker-compose.router.yaml; Note: this apps are configured on my test environment, but i do not use them in the Synology nas yet, some configuration might be wrong or incomplete.

I added them into a router file because from an arquitectural point of view they make sense at an entry point level.

Pihole
tailscale, to safe connect to my server using a VPN from outside my own home. Note: i have this one installed natively in the Synology.
Nginx reverse proxy.

Reverse proxy

To have an easier life and avoid remembering the ports, I configured an NGINX reverse proxy.

All this information is configured under the file default.conf on the repo is located under config/nginx/default.conf, but you can locate it anywhere you want. Just remember to point the volume correctly:

volumes:
      - D:\Server-config\nginx\default.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro

This will allow to use differnt endpoints for different purposes:

netdata.server.home -> netdata
files.server.home -> filebrowser
shows.server.home -> sonarr
movies.server.home -> radar
prowlarr.server.home -> prowlarr
books.server.home -> readarr
torrent.server.home -> transmission
plex.server.home -> plex
calibre.server.home -> calibre
calibreweb.server.home -> calibre

Note: for this to work you have to modfiy your hosts file in EACH MACHINE you want to use them with {ip} subdomain.domain like for example (replace 127.0.0.1 for your server IP):

127.0.0.1 server.home
127.0.0.1 files.server.home
127.0.0.1 movies.server.home
127.0.0.1 tv.server.home
127.0.0.1 prowlarr.server.home
127.0.0.1 books.server.home
127.0.0.1 torrent.server.home
127.0.0.1 netdata.server.home
127.0.0.1 plex.server.home
127.0.0.1 calibre.server.home
127.0.0.1 calibreweb.server.home

Note: you can configure piHole to deal with the DNS configuration inside your local network, instead of modifying the hosts file in each machine.

ElectNewt/HomeServer