Welcome back to Home Lab Highlights. Today we’ll walk through an easy n8n setup on a Synology NAS.

First, make sure your Synology DSM has Docker installed. Then, create a dedicated user and shared folder—let’s call it “n8n-data”—for persistent workflows and credentials. Open Docker, head to Registry, and download the official n8nio/n8n image.

Next, switch to the Container tab, click Create, and configure basic settings: name the container “n8n,” map port 5678 on the host to 5678 in the container, and link the “n8n-data” folder to /home/node/.n8n inside the container. Under Environment Variables, add “N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE=true” plus your own N8N_BASIC_AUTH_USER and N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD for security.

Hit Apply and start your container. In your browser, navigate to http://your-nas-ip:5678. You’ll see the n8n interface ready to build automations.

As the original poster said, it’s “almost zero effort” and “works like a charm.” That’s n8n on Synology in under five minutes—automate away!
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