This guide provides step-by-step instructions to show you how to install Homebridge Synology DSM 7.

• Prerequisites
• Installing Homebridge
  • Step 1: Add the Homebridge Synology Package Source
  • Step 2: Install Homebridge Package
  • Recommended Post-Install Steps
  • Complete: Login to the Homebridge UI
• Multiple Instances
• Updating
• How To Uninstall Homebridge
• Configuration Reference

Before you get started, make sure you have the following ready:

• A supported Synology NAS running DSM 7

Supported models:

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

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.

This package leverages the Synology supplied NodeJS 22 package.

1. Download the correct SPK for your system from https://synology.homebridge.io (see above for arch types):
2. Go back to Package Center and click "Manual Install" - select the .spk file you downloaded.
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.

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

The Homebridge UI web interface will allow you to install, remove and update plugins, and modify the Homebridge config.json and manage other aspects of your Homebridge service.

Once the install has completed, a new Homebridge menu item will be shown in DSM which will open the Homebridge UI or you can navigate to:

http://<ip address of your synology nas>:8581

If you have the Synology Firewall enabled, make a rule to allow access to port 8581 and the port Homebridge was assigned too. Make sure you are connecting to the LOCAL IP ADDRESS of your NAS, using the QuickConnect URL is unlikely to work.

This installation method does not support multiple instances. Use Child Bridges instead.

You can update Homebridge installing the latest version of the Homebridge package from Package Center.

You can uninstall Homebridge from Package Center.

This table contains important information about your setup. You can use the information provided here as a reference when configuring or troubleshooting your environment after setting up Homebridge using the instructions below.

The Homebridge Synology Package is maintained by this project: https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge-syno-spk