Synology NAS cannot install Firefly III Data Importer manually

[imkengo]

Hello everyone,

I have a question and would appreciate your help. Thank you.

I successfully installed Firefly III by downloading its image from Docker Hub to my local computer, then importing it locally via Synology’s Container Manager. Now, I’m trying to add Firefly III Data Importer using the same method—downloading the image locally from Docker Hub—but no matter how I configure it, the container fails to start. Every time the container runs for about 5 seconds, Synology automatically stops it. I’m unsure whether I’m making a mistake in the installation process or if this tool isn’t intended for use in Synology NAS.

I look forward to your advice. Thank you!

[JC5]

Hey, thanks for starting this discussion.

There is a health check in both containers, but it should not start until it's up and running. Could you share some more details? Perhaps logs or screenshots?

Cheers,
James

[imkengo]

Hello James,

Thank you for your assistance.
The image I downloaded is: fireflyiii_data-importer_develop-cli-amd64.tar.gz

Please refer to the attached image.






The above configurations are all Synology's default settings. Among them, the PHP_OPEN_BASEDIR value was empty by default. After consulting DeepSeek and ChatGPT, I was advised to enter /var/www/html:/tmp:/import. Since I'm not a computer expert, I simply followed the instructions.

Below are the additional environment variables I added:

IMPORT_DIR_ALLOWLIST = /import
FIREFLY_III_URL = http://192.168.3.103:8085 (This is my Firefly III port)
FIREFLY_III_ACCESS_TOKEN =
TZ = Asia/Shanghai
APP_ENV = production
VERIFY_TLS_SECURITY = false
LOG_LEVEL = info
TRUSTED_PROXIES = **

Attached below are the container logs:

date	stream	content
2025/07/19 13:42:54	stdout	[2025-07-19 13:42:54] production.ERROR: [develop/2025-07-18] Exit code is NO_FILES_FOUND.
2025/07/19 13:42:54	stdout	�[32mhttps://docs.firefly-iii.org/�[39m
2025/07/19 13:42:54	stdout	�[32mTo learn more about this process, read the docs:�[39m
2025/07/19 13:42:54	stdout	�[32mThere are no files in directory /import�[39m
2025/07/19 13:42:54	stdout	�[33mCannot find JSON file "855020207.json" nor fallback file expected to go with file "855020207.csv". This file will be ignored.�[39m
2025/07/19 13:42:54	stdout	Going to automatically import everything found in /import (/import)
2025/07/19 13:42:54	stdout	The last 25 chars of the access token are: 8UQ3VbqDtt30ko1MpTkD
2025/07/19 13:42:54	stdout	Trying to connect to http://192.168.3.103:8085...
2025/07/19 13:42:53	stdout	Will launch auto import on /import directory.
2025/07/19 13:42:53	stdout	PHP: cli 8.4.8 Linux
2025/07/19 13:42:53	stdout	Firefly III data importer vdevelop/2025-07-18
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	done!
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Now parsing _FILE variables.
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Build date:        18-07-2025 21:24:55 CEST
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Build number:      1079
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Base build date:   08-07-2025 05:40:11 UTC
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Base build number: 323
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Working dir:       /var/www/html
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Group:             www-data
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	User:              'www-data'
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Script:            3.0 (2025-01-11)
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Now in entrypoint.sh (cli) for Firefly III Data Importer
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Now running entrypoint.sh
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Done.
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Running as 'www-data'.
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Script version is 1.0.3 (2020-12-16)
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Now in finalize-image.sh for Firefly III
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Now running finalize-image.sh
2025/07/19 13:42:49	stdout	Now in 'cli' variant of execute-things.sh

[JC5]

Ah I see the mistake. Please do not use fireflyiii/data-importer:develop-cli but use fireflyiii/data-importer:develop instead.

[imkengo]

Thank you very much. I've successfully accessed the Firefly III Data Importer page now :)