How to Install Mealie on Your Synology NAS with Docker

Last updated on May 8th, 2023 at 12:33 pm

Mealie is a self hosted recipe manager and meal planner built in Vue for a pleasant user experience for the whole family. Easily add recipes into your database by providing the url and Mealie will automatically import the relevant data or add a family recipe with the UI editor.

Code Source: GitHub

Skip to Docker Run Code / Skip to Compose & Portainer Code

Install Docker

Before we start, please ensure you have Docker installed. This can be installed through the Synology Package Center.

Create the Docker Folder

We now need to create the Mealie Docker folder. Head into File Station and open the Docker folder. Select Create, choose Create folder and name it mealie. (see demonstration)

Create the Scheduled Task

We will now head into Control Panel > Task Scheduler > Create > Scheduled Task and click User-defined script. (see demonstration)

Configure the Scheduled Task

In the window that appears, insert the following:

In the General tab, In the Task field, enter Mealie. From the User list, select root. Uncheck the Enabled option.

In the Schedule tab, Select Run on the following date (make sure It’s today’s date). Now select Do not repeat.

In the Task Settings tab, under Notification, You can choose to turn this on, otherwise skip this. Now copy-paste the following code into the Run command area. Now click OK.

docker run -d --name=mealie \
-p 9925:80 \
-e TZ=Europe/London \
-e db_type=sqlite \
-v /volume1/docker/mealie:/app/data \
--restart always \
hkotel/mealie

Important: Make sure you change the time zone to match your own.

Accept the warning prompt

When the below warning appears, press OK.

Run the Scheduled Task

You will now see your list of tasks. Select Mealie, now press Run. When asked to run, press Yes.

Your app is now Installed

The installation process has now finished. Give it a few seconds to appear in your Docker list.

Open your browser and enter the link to your new container http://synologyip:9925

When you first launch Mealie, press the icon at the top right and press Login. Enter the default email address which is changeme@email.com and the default password is MyPassword. You can change these via the settings menu.

Docker Compose and Portainer

If you would prefer to install with Docker Compose or Portainer, use the following code. You can also view a demonstration here.

version: '3.3'
services:
    mealie:
        container_name: mealie
        ports:
            - '9925:80'
        environment:
            - TZ=Europe/London
            - db_type=sqlite
        volumes:
            - '/volume1/docker/mealie:/app/data'
        restart: always
        image: hkotel/mealie

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