Homebridge Package for Synology DSM

This third-party Synology Package simplifies the process of running Homebridge on Synology NAS devices running DSM 7.

Supported Models

• x86_64 - All 64 bit Intel / AMD CPU Models ( braswell )
• evansport (i686) - DS214play, DS414play, DS415play ( evansport )
• rtd1296 (armv8) - DS420j, DS220j, RS819, DS418, DS218, DS218play, DS118
• rtd1619b (armv8) - DS124, DS223, DS223j, DS423
• armada37xx (armv8) - DS120j, DS119j
• armada38x (armv7) - DS419slim, DS218j, RS217, RS816, DS416j, DS416slim, DS216, DS216j, DS116
• alpine (armv7) - DS1817, DS1517, DS416, DS2015xs, DS1515, DS715, DS215+

Installation

This package will deploy Homebridge and the Homebridge UI natively on your Synology NAS. It will create a new shared named homebridge to store the Homebridge configuration and user data.

Dependencies

This package will leverage the Synology supplied NodeJS v18 package

Add the Homebridge Synology Package Source:

1. Open Package Center in DSM and select the Settings option.
2. Select the Package Sources tab.
3. Click Add
4. In the Name section enter Homebridge
5. In the Location section enter https://synology.homebridge.io
6. Click OK

Install Homebridge:

1. Go back to Package Center and search for Homebridge
2. Click on the Homebridge package then select Install
3. Click Agree when warned about using a package from an unknown publisher.
4. Click Done to confirm installation.

Please note low power device make take 10-15 minutes to install the package.

Once the install has completed, a new Homebridge menu item will be shown in DSM which will open the Homebridge UI.

The Homebridge UI app starts on port 8581.

If you have the Synology Firewall enabled, make a rule to allow access to port 8581 and the port Homebridge was assigned too.

Recommended Optional Steps:

• Enable compiling native modules
• Install ffmpeg with libfdk_aac
• Install git

Issues

If you have an issue with the installation of Homebridge using this package please raise an issue on this project's GitHub page. For everything else:

• Homebridge UI Issues: homebridge/homebridge-config-ui-x
• General Homebridge Issues: nfarina/homebridge
• For problems with individual plugins please raise issues on the relevant GitHub project page.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome.

Setting up for development

See the Synology DSM Developer Guide.

License

Copyright (C) 2017-2022 oznu

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.