This script allows you to automate the update of the IP block list on the Synology NAS from a list of IP's (custom user or external list).
This script was tested with Synology DSM 6 (6.2.4) and 7 (7.0, 7.1 and 7.2)
AutoBlockIPList [-h] [-f [IN_FILE ...]] [-u [IN_URL ...]]
[-e EXPIRE_IN_DAY] [--remove-expired] [-b BACKUP_TO]
[--clear-db] [--dry-run] [-v] [--version]
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-f [IN_FILE ...], --in-file [IN_FILE ...]
Local list file separated by a space (eg.
/home/user/list.txt custom.txt)
-u [IN_URL ...], --in-url [IN_URL ...]
External list url separated by a space (eg
https://example.com/list.txt
https://example.com/all.txt)
-e EXPIRE_IN_DAY, --expire-in-day EXPIRE_IN_DAY
Expire time in day. Default 0: no expiration
--remove-expired Remove expired entry
-b BACKUP_TO, --backup-to BACKUP_TO
Folder to store a backup of the database
--clear-db Clear ALL deny entry in database before filling
--dry-run Perform a run without any modifications
-v, --verbose Increase output verbosity
--version show program's version number and exit
Download latest release and unzip contents.
From command line though SSH:
wget https://github.com/kichetof/AutoBlockIPList/releases/latest/download/AutoBlockIPList.zip
7z x AutoBlockIPList.zip
In DSM, install package python3.
Connect to your NAS though SSH and execute following commands:
sudo python3 -m ensurepip
Go to AutoBlockIPList folder and run
sudo python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
Before to run this script in your schedule tasks, perform some single run in SSH.
First one with --backup-to and --dry-run to get a backup of your database.
Next with --in-file or --in-url and --dry-run.
- Connect to your NAS though SSH
- execute script like:
sudo python3 /volume1/scripts/AutoBlockIPList.py -v --dry-run --backup-to . --in-file /volume1/homes/user/custom.txt
- Go to Control Panel -> Task scheduler
- Setting up the task as "root" user
Enjoy 😎