Install HTPC Manager Synology to manage your media content

In this tutorial Install HTPC Manager Synology. We are going to install HTPC Manager on your Synology device with DSM 6 or higher. It may also work with DSM 5. However I have not been able to test this.

Add HTPC Manager installation option

If you’ve already added http://packages.synocommunity.com. Then you can skip this.

Before we can install HTPC Manager. We need to add a repository first. Otherwise, your Synology device will not know where to download HTPC Manager.

We are going to add the following repository http://packages.synocommunity.com .

You open your browser. And open the page of your Synology NAS webpage.

If you are logged in, go to the Package Center.

NOS choose Settings

Put a checkmark on each publisher .

Now go to Package sources.

Then click Add.

Please enter a name .

At Location. Enter the following “http://packages.synocommunity.com” Now click OK and then OK again.

You’re done now http://packages.synocommunity.com’s now added as a repository.

Should the synocommunity.com website be unavailable. Then you can also download the SPK from Https://synology.nzbusenet.com/?fulllist=true. You will have to install HTPC Manager manually.

Install HTPC Manager Synology

Now we can start the package installation and start the installation of HTPC Manager on your Synology.

Go back Package center.

Scroll down. and click Community.

Locate HTPC Manager.

And now click Install.

HTPC Manager will now be installed.

When the installation of HTPC Manager is complete. Then you can approach it via http://je-nas-ip-adres:8087