Rent your synology unused disk space with Storj.io on docker

1. Create Synology shared folder if necessary

This shared folder will be used to store storj config and files

 /volume1/docker

2. Create synology storj user

Create a user "storj" (or something else), who will hold the storj directories at fs level

3. Create subdirectories

cd /volume1/docker/
mkdir -p storj/config storj/data storj/logs
chown -r storj /volume1/docker/storj/*
chmod -R 755 /volume1/docker/storj/*

4. Docker Installation

Simply find and install a Docker application from the Synology Package Center.

Note: If you do not find the application in your Package Center, your Synology is most probably not supported yet:

Due to the hardware requirement, Docker will be only available on the following models:
18 series: DS3018xs, DS918+, DS718+, DS218+
17 series: FS3017, FS2017, RS18017xs+, RS4017xs+, RS3617xs+, RS3617xs, RS3617RPxs, DS3617xs, DS1817+, DS1517+
16 series: RS18016xs+, RS2416+, RS2416RP+, DS916+, DS716+II, DS716+, DS216+II, DS216+
15-series:     RC18015xs+, DS3615xs, DS2415+, DS1815+, DS1515+, RS815RP+, RS815+, DS415+
14-series:     RS3614xs+, RS3614xs, RS3614RPxs, RS2414RP+, RS2414+, RS814RP+, RS814+
13-series:     DS2413+, RS3413xs+, RS10613xs+, DS1813+, DS1513+, DS713+
12-series:     DS3612xs, RS3412xs, RS3412RPxs, RS2212RP+, RS2212+, DS1812+, DS1512+, RS812RP+, RS812+, DS412+, DS712+
11-series:     DS3611xs, DS2411+, RS3411xs, RS3411RPxs, RS2211RP+, RS2211+, DS1511+, DS411+II, DS411+
10-series:     DS1010+, RS810RP+, RS810+, DS710+(source, last updated 09-29-2017)

5. Connect as root user in ssh environment

6. Download debian base image from docker hub

docker pull debian

7. Prepare storj image dockerfile

Open new file named docker_storjshare.build with vi 

vi docker_storjshare.build 

and put the docker commands inside :

############################################################
# Dockerfile to build Storj container image
# Based on Debian
############################################################
# Set the base image to Debian
FROM debian
# File Author / Maintainer
MAINTAINER dujnoux
# Update the repository sources list
RUN apt-get update
# Install dependencies
RUN apt-get install -y wget git python build-essential
# Create storj group
RUN groupadd storj -g 1023
# create storj user 
RUN useradd storj -g 1023 -u 1031 -d /home/storj
# Create home directory
RUN mkdir /home/storj && chown storj /home/storj
# Download Node Version Manager (NVM)
RUN su - storj -c "wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.3/install.sh | bash"
# Source environment
RUN su - storj -c "echo 'export NVM_DIR="\$HOME/.nvm"' >> .profile"
RUN su - storj -c "echo '[ -s "\$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "\$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm' >> .profile"
# Install Node Version Manager
RUN su - storj -c "nvm install --lts"
# Install Storjshare daemon
RUN su - storj -c "npm install --global storjshare-daemon"
# Set default container command
ENTRYPOINT /bin/bash

8. Build docker image

docker build -t dujnoux/storjshare:latest -f docker_storjshare.build .

9. Create container

docker run -ti -d --name=storj --cpu-shares 50 --memory 2048M -v /volume1/docker/storj/config:/config -v /volume1/docker/storj/data:/data -v /volume1/docker/storj/logs:/logs -p 4000-4005:4000-4005/tcp dujnoux/storjshare:latest

10. Configure storjshare app

Change here the address with your ethereum / bitcoin wallet address. you can get one here : https://www.myetherwallet.com/

Do not use an exchange wallet address !

docker exec -ti storj su - storj -c "storjshare create --storj=YOURETHEREUMADDRESS --size=1TB --storage=/data  --logdir=/logs --outfile=/config/storj.json"

11. Prepare starting script

Open new file named docker_storj_start.sh with vi 

vi docker_storj_start.sh 

and put the starting commands inside :

docker exec -ti storj su - storj -c "storjshare daemon"
docker exec -ti storj su - storj -c "storjshare start --config /config/storj.json"
docker exec -ti storj su - storj -c "storjshare status"

12. Start Storjshare

chmod +x docker_storj_start.sh 
./docker_storj_start.sh 

13. It should show you something like that :