SynoCommunity packages

Synology
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Just a quick note on adding community built packages to your Synology that can make your life easier:

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Step 1

Skip this step if you are on DSM7 or later.

Log into your NAS as administrator and go to Main Menu → Package Center → Settings and set Trust Level to Synology Inc. and trusted publishers.

Step 2

In the Package Sources tab, click Add, type SynoCommunity as Name and https://packages.synocommunity.com/ as Location and then press OK to validate.

Step 3

Go back to the Package Center and enjoy SynoCommunity’s packages in the Community tab."

Some of the packages I have come to rely on from there are: SynoCli Monitor tools, SynoCli File tools, SynoCli Network tools. Other creature comforts like vim come in handy for me for when I ssh in, if there is interest, I can add some info here on how I use these. Let me know what are some of your favorite tools and how you use them :slight_smile:

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Nice!

Thanks also for putting out the ones you actually use. For me I have a lot of trouble recommending unofficial packages, as you just don’t know 100% of what you are getting unless you actually read the code (which I just do not have time for). Having actual tested and used tools is really helpful!

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If you use the ssh cli, tools like bandwhich let you know which clients are connected to the Synology

for file management, I like ncdu to show me which directories are heavy on space utilization.

these tools work for my use case, happy to hear about what others are using :slight_smile:

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Where do I find the trust Level?

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Not sure what you are looking for, but when you add the package source it shows up in the package center as community packages.

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I must be missing something - how do you access the SynoCli Network Tools after they are installed? what port is opened on the Synology to access over the web?

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@notsimar I would love to learn more about how you use them. Thanks.

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these are cli tools you have to ssh into the synology to leverage them

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one of the tools I really like is bandwhich to identify traffic sources and throughput.