Install docker on arm64 synology

get-docker.sh

#!/bin/bash
set -e

ARCH=aarch64
DOCKER_VERSION=20.10.9
COMPOSE_VERSION=2.5.1
DOCKER_DIR=/volume1/@docker

echo "Downloading docker $DOCKER_VERSION-$ARCH"
curl "https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/$ARCH/docker-$DOCKER_VERSION.tgz" | tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin --strip-components=1

echo "Creating docker working directory $DOCKER_DIR"
mkdir -p "$DOCKER_DIR"

echo "Creating docker.json config file"
mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/docker
cat <<EOT > /usr/local/etc/docker/docker.json
{
  "storage-driver": "vfs",
  "iptables": false,
  "bridge": "none",
  "data-root": "$DOCKER_DIR"
}
EOT

echo "Creating docker startup script"
cat <<'EOT' > /usr/local/etc/rc.d/docker.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Start docker daemon

NAME=dockerd
PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
DAEMON_ARGS="--config-file=/usr/local/etc/docker/docker.json --pidfile=$PIDFILE"

case "$1" in
    start)
        echo "Starting docker daemon"
        # ulimit -n 4096  # needed for influxdb (uncomment if your limit is lower)
        /usr/local/bin/dockerd $DAEMON_ARGS &
        ;;
    stop)
        echo "Stopping docker daemon"
        kill $(cat $PIDFILE)
        ;;
    *)
        echo "Usage: "$1" {start|stop}"
        exit 1
esac
exit 0
EOT

chmod 755 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/docker.sh

echo "Creating docker group"
egrep -q docker /etc/group || synogroup --add docker root

echo "Installing docker compose $COMPOSE_VERSION"
curl -SL "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v$COMPOSE_VERSION/docker-compose-linux-$ARCH" \
     --create-dirs -o /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
chmod +x /usr/local/lib/docker/cli-plugins/docker-compose
chgrp -R docker /usr/local/lib/docker

echo "Starting docker"
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/docker.sh start

echo "Done.  Please add your user to the docker group in the Synology GUI and reboot your NAS."

Hi, unfortunately it doesn't seem to have worked for me... I used you're "installer", I can see the group, I added my user to it, but even after reboot, I can't find anything related to docker (package, icons or settings). The process dockerd is "sleeping". Any advice? I'm on DS120j.

Hi, this is not supposed to installing any docker GUI in your NAS.
after installing you should be able to use docker from the command line

On my DS216j I am getting this after install, once the startup script is run:

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/docker.sh: line 10: /usr/local/bin/dockerd: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error

It seems like /usr/local/bin/dockerd is not suitable for my target platform. uname -m on my machine yields "armv7l". Is it the same for you @DaveMDS ?

No, my synology is aarch64.
you must change the first line of the script to match your arch (ARCH=xxx)

available docker build are available at:
https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/

I'm not sure if this will work, but you should try armel or armhf

No, my synology is aarch64. you must change the first line of the script to match your arch (ARCH=xxx)

available docker build are available at: https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/

I'm not sure if this will work, but you should try armel or armhf

tried both, armel and armhf. both lead to the mentioned error not showing up, however the docker daemon still didn't start, so I gave up :/

Same as @khalo-sa here, I've downloaded the armhf version on a DS218J (armv7), but I get a segmentation fault when I try to start the service.

This is why my script is called: "Install docker on arm64 synology" :D

Yeah, I know, I was referring to:

I'm not sure if this will work, but you should try armel or armhf

Just as your information it seems that it is not working just downloading the armhf version, it seems that an extra patch it is needed.

@killkrt Did this resolve? I have an DS214+ and thus an armv7l processor. How did you get it to work with armv7l or where did you find help. Thanks in advance!

@thunermay sorry I cannot recall it, actually I was supporting a friend, so it was not for my NAS. BTW it was quite tricky and it was not fully working, some features were missing (if I am not wrong macvlan and others).