Synology installation - documentation vague or inaccurate

Setup, Configuration and Use Installation
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  • Platform information:
    • Hardware: Synology 918+
    • OS: DSM
    • JRE 8
    • openHAB version: 2.5 stable
  • Issue of the topic: configuration files not found, documentation vague, what user

Trying to follow the documentation, but it states that the installation will be in /volume1/@appstore/openHAB2

but it seems the package is installed in /volume1/@appstore/openHAB/

and the deamon user created is openhab (not openhab2).

I managed to get zwave binding up to get controller switch visible in paperUI but can not find any conf files written anywhere.

Where are the files supposed to be?

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if you didn’t create /volume1/public/openHAB/ then they’re probably in the @appstore/openHAB folder

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Well, I am trying to follow the documentation. It says “/volume1/public/openHAB2/conf/” If that is incorrect perhaps a change is needed. Would love to make the small effort to the git-repo for it when this is sorted out.

Perhaps I am assuming incorrectly that that the conf/things/ should contain something when paperUI displays three Zwave “things” ?

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unless you created the things file yourself, paperui-created things live elsewhere.
off the top of my head /volume1/public/openHAB/userdata/jsondb i think…but its not gonna be particularly readable.

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OK, thank you. That explained things a little bit. Tried simplest form of sitemap and it is picked up from /volume/public/openHAB/conf/ , visible in basicUI.

If this is default behaviour when choosing public option when installing, I propose to change the documentation.

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Maybe it’s slightly off topic, but if you’re doing a new installation on Synology, I would suggest going with a docker install instead. It is much simpler to sett up because almost all installation steps are contained in the docker image. This gives you a very portable installation.