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Synology Disk Station | Synology Disk Station Widget Configuration |
Learn more about Synology Disk Station.
Note: the widget is not compatible with 2FA.
An optional 'volume' parameter can be supplied to specify which volume's free space to display when more than one volume exists. The value of the parameter must be in form of volume_N
, e.g. to display free space for volume2, volume_2
should be set as 'volume' value. If omitted, first returned volume's free space will be shown (not guaranteed to be volume1).
Allowed fields: ["uptime", "volumeAvailable", "resources.cpu", "resources.mem"]
.
To access these system metrics you need to connect to the DiskStation (DSM
) with an account that is a member of the default Administrators
group. That is because these metrics are requested from the API's SYNO.Core.System
part that is only available to admin users. In order to keep the security impact as small as possible we can set the account in DSM up to limit the user's permissions inside the Synology system. In DSM 7.x, for instance, follow these steps:
- Create a new user, i.e.
remote_stats
. - Set up a strong password for the new user
- Under the
User Groups
tab of the user config dialogue check the box forAdministrators
. - On the
Permissions
tab check the top box forNo Access
, effectively prohibiting the user from accessing anything in the shared folders. - Under
Applications
check the box next toDeny
in the header to explicitly prohibit login to all applications. - Now only allow login to the
DSM
application, either by- unchecking
Deny
in the respective row, or (if inheriting permission doesn't work because of other group settings) - checking
Allow
for this app, or - checking
By IP
for this app to limit the source of login attempts to one or more IP addresses/subnets.
- unchecking
- When the
Preview
column showsAllow
in theDSM
row, clickSave
.
Now configure the widget with the correct login information and test it.
If you encounter issues during testing:
- Make sure to uncheck the option for automatic blocking due to invalid logins under
Control Panel > Security > Protection
.- If desired, this setting can be reactivated once the login is established working.
- Login to your Synology DSM with the newly created account and accept terms and conditions.
- Reattempt
widget:
type: diskstation
url: http://diskstation.host.or.ip:port
username: username
password: password
volume: volume_N # optional