Portainer is a lightweight management UI that allows you to easily manage your Docker hosts or Swarm clusters. With Portainer, you can manage containers, images, networks, and volumes from a web-based interface, making it easier to manage your Docker environment.
If you have a Synology NAS, you can easily install and run Portainer using the Synology Docker package. Here's how to do it:
First, you need to install Docker. To do this, open the Package Center on your NAS, search for Docker, and then click “Install”. If it’s already installed, the button will say “Open”.
Next, you need to create a Docker volume to store the Portainer data. To do this, open the File Station app on your NAS, click “Create” > “Create Folder”. Name the folder "portainer_data" (using all lower-case).
Once you have Docker installed and a volume created, you can download and run the Portainer image. To do this, open the Docker app on your NAS, click on the "Registry" tab, search for "portainer", and then click "Download". A window should pop up asking which version you would like to download.
At this point, the most efficient way to pull and run the Portainer image is from the terminal. If you are unsure how to SSH into your NAS, WunderTech made a quick video showing you how.
Once you are logged into the terminal, run the following command:
sudo docker run -p 8000:8000 -p 9000:9000 -p 9443:9443 --detach --name=portainer_data --restart=always -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v /volume1/docker/portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer-ce