Helix Core Server Package for Synology

Perforce Helix is a full-featured VCS that scales to thousands of users and millions of files, which allows you to maintain software source code, documents, or any type of file.

Requirements

• DSM >= 7.0
• Synology NAS with a x86_64 processor

Downloading the package

Download the .spk package corresponding to your NAS in the Releases page.

Packages have names containing the information you need to choose which one to install:

HelixCoreServer-<Perforce server version>-<Package version number>-<Processor architecture>-<DSM version>.spk 

For example, the package with number 0025 containing P4D 23.1 for Synology NAS with x86_64 processor and DSM 7.1 has the name HelixCoreServer-23.1-0025-x86_64-7.1.spk.

Installing the package

• Go to the DSM Package Center
• At the top left of the Package Center window, next to the search bar, click on the "Manual install" button.
• Select the spk file you have downloaded
• Follow the instruction of the installer You msut create a perforce server now.

Once installed, you need to create a Perforce server.

How to create a Perforce server:

1. Sign in to DSM using an account with administrative privileges.
2. Go to Control Panel > Terminal & SNMP > Terminal then enable SSH service.
3. (Optional) Go to Control Panel > Shared Folder and create a shared folder for Helix Core server repositories. This package creates a shared folder named Perforce by default
4. On your computer, enter the command below to access Synology NAS via SSH:

   ssh [Synology NAS admin user name]@[Synology NAS IP address or hostname] -p [The port number of SSH]
   

   For example, you can enter:

   ssh [email protected] -p 22
   

5. Enter the command below to change the current directory to the shared folder you created in step 3:

   cd /[Volume name]/[Shared folder name]/
   

   For example, you can enter:

   cd /volume1/Perforce/
   

6. sudo -u Perforce p4dctl-ng new
   

Upgrading the package

• Download the newest version in the Releases page.

  ⚠️ You must take a package with a higher perforce server version than your current one, or a higher package number than your current one. The perforce server is not backward-compatible.

• Go to the DSM Package Center

• At the top left of the Package Center window, next to the search bar, click on the "Manual install" button.

• Select the spk file you have downloaded

• Follow the instruction of the installer.