My previous guide for DailyTxT involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest DailyTxT version via Portainer. DailyTxT is an open-source, self-hosted web application that serves as a secure and feature-rich encrypted diary/journal for capturing daily thoughts, stories, and memories. Built with a Svelte frontend and Go backend, it is primarily deployed via Docker (supporting AMD64 and ARM64 architectures) for straightforward setup and portability. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install DailyTxT on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest DailyTxT v2.2.0 release.

STEP 1

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STEP 2

Install Portainer using my step by step guide. If you already have Portainer installed on your Synology NAS, skip this STEP. Attention: Make sure you have installed the latest Portainer version.

STEP 3

Go to File Station and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it dailytxt. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 4

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Home then Live connect. Follow the instructions in the image below.

On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Stacks then + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 5

In the Name field type in dailytxt. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Note: Copy Paste the code below in the Portainer Stacks Web editor.

services:
  dailytxt:
    image: phitux/dailytxt:latest
    container_name: DailyTxT
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 80 || exit 1"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    environment:
       ALLOW_REGISTRATION: true
       SECRET_TOKEN: dOxZYTTZgXKMHkqLBIQVImayQXAVWdzGBPuFJKggzcgvgPJPXpWzqzKaUOIOGGIr
       ALLOWED_HOSTS: "*"
       ADMIN_PASSWORD: mariusmariusmarius
    volumes: 
    - /volume1/docker/dailytxt:/data:rw
    ports:
      - 8765:80
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SECRET_TOKEN. (Generate your own Random 64 length SECRET_TOKEN.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for ADMIN_PASSWORD. Type in your own admin password. mariusmariusmarius is an example for a password. You have to type in your own password. ⚠️Warning: You will need this password later at STEP 13.

STEP 6

Scroll down on the page until you see a button named Deploy the stack. Click on it. Follow the instructions in the image below. The installation process can take up to a few minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection.

STEP 7

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.

STEP 8

🟢Please Support My work by Making a Donation. Almost 99,9% of the people that install something using my guides forget to support my work, or just ignore STEP 1. I’ve been very honest about this aspect of my work since the beginning: I don’t run any ADS, I don’t require subscriptions, paid or otherwise, I don’t collect IPs, emails, and I don’t have any referral links from Amazon or other merchants. I also don’t have any POP-UPs or COOKIES. I have repeatedly been told over the years how much I have contributed to the community. It’s something I love doing and have been honest about my passion since the beginning. But I also Need The Community to Support me Back to be able to continue doing this work.

STEP 9

The installation process can take up to a few seconds/minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. Now open your browser and type in http://Synology-ip-address:8765 Click Create Account. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 10

Type in your own Username and Password then click Create Account. ⚠️Warning: Do NOT confuse your password with the ADMIN_PASSWORD at STEP 5. They are different things. Here you will need to create a new password.

STEP 11

Click Login. Type in your own Username and Password that you have previously created at STEP 10. Click Login. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 12

At the top right of the page, click the settings icon, then Settings. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 13

Click the Admin tab then add your ADMIN_PASSWORD that you have previously created at STEP 5. Click Check password. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 14

Your administration page at a glance. Go straight to the next STEP.

STEP 15

Click the Settings tab then Appearance. Switch the theme from Light to Dark. Click Save. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 16

Your DailyTxT app at a glance!

STEP 17

If you want to disable user registration in DailyTxT, just change the following line in the compose at STEP 5:

ALLOW_REGISTRATION: true

with the following one:

ALLOW_REGISTRATION: false

Click update the stack to update the settings. From this point on, any user that will try to register a new account in DailyTxT will be rejected.

Enjoy DailyTxT!

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If you encounter issues by using this container, make sure to check out the Common Docker issues article.

Note: If you want to run the DailyTxT container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make DailyTxT work via HTTPS, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket.

This post was updated on Sunday / December 28th, 2025 at 11:57 PM

Synology: Install DailyTxT With Portainer

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest DailyTxT v2.2.0 release.

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