# Alternative Synology installation method

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/alternative-synology-installation-method/5454>\
**Category:** Synology\
**Created:** [November 13, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/alternative-synology-installation-method/5454 "2017-11-13T20:48:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![schreda](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/schreda/32/7499_2.png) [@schreda](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/schreda)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/alternative-synology-installation-method/5454/22 "2019-04-10T16:56:16Z")

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> [@Trap](#):
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> Here the same issue and the same error message like jbpaux wrote:
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> `2018-08-13 17:24:27: (network.c.464) can't bind to port: 192.168.244.2 8201 Cannot assign requested address`
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> using pihole/pihole:latest (version 4.0)  
> Seems like envvar VIRTUAL\_SERVER has gone

Same for me..  
Any solution here?

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**Author:** ![Northguy](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/858c86/32.png) [@Northguy](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Northguy)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/alternative-synology-installation-method/5454/23 "2019-12-20T13:58:47Z")

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Reviving this thread with the following addition, because this thread is referenced directly from WEB\_PORT paragraph in the [environment variables](https://github.com/pi-hole/docker-pi-hole/#environment-variables) table on Github.

Had some trouble with this tutorial, as apparently there have been some changes to the pihole environment variables definition. The Howto reflected above does not fit with current reality. For configuring the docker container, one must perform the following:

- set “ServerIP” "VIRTUAL\_HOST" to “192.168.0.2” (or whatever fake address you chose)
- set “VIRTUAL\_SERVER” "ServerIP" to “192.168.178.50” (or whatever IP address the Synology has)
- Set “WEB\_PORT” to “37337” (or whatever port you want to assign to pi-hole’s http server)

@diginc, including you in this reply as it concerns a Docker related issue.

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