Vikunja is an open source, selfhosted application. With Vikunja you can easily organize all of your tasks in lists. Put lists together in a namespace to keep related stuff grouped together. Vikunja lets you easily share a list or a namespace with another user or a whole team! You can also assign tasks to people so everybody knows who’s working on what. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Vikunja on your UGREEN NAS using Docker and Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Vikunja v0.24.6 release.

💡Note: Check out my guide on how to Install Vikunja on Your Synology NAS.

• STEP 1

Please Support My work by Making a Donation.

• STEP 2

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

• STEP 3

⚠️Mandatory: Enable HTTPS on your UGREEN NAS.

• STEP 4

Create a new hostname on the noip website using your noip account. For example, I have created vikmarius as Host and I use the free ddns.net domain. In the IP Address area, type in your own IPV4 IP address from your ISP, then click Create. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 5

⚠️Mandatory: Add Read & Write Permissions to the Docker Folder.

• STEP 6

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

• STEP 7

Now create two new folders inside the vikunja folder that you have previously created at STEP 6 and name them data and db. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 8

Follow my step by step guide on how to activate SMTP for your Gmail account. This step is mandatory. Note: If you don’t want to use the easiest way for SMTP with Google and you already have SMTP details from your own Mail Server, you can just skip this STEP and use your personalized email SMTP details instead.

• STEP 9

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 10

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

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

services:
  db:
    image: postgres:18
    container_name: Vikunja-DB
    hostname: vikunja-db
    user: 999:10
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "vikunja", "-U", "vikunjauser"]
      timeout: 45s
      interval: 10s
      retries: 10
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/vikunja/db:/var/lib/postgresql:rw
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: vikunja
      POSTGRES_USER: vikunjauser
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: vikunjapass
    restart: on-failure:5
    
  vikunja:
    image: vikunja/vikunja:latest
    container_name: Vikunja
    hostname: vikunja
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    user: 999:10
    ports:
      - 3456:3456
    environment:
      VIKUNJA_MAILER_ENABLED: true
      VIKUNJA_MAILER_HOST: smtp.gmail.com
      VIKUNJA_MAILER_PORT: 587
      VIKUNJA_MAILER_SKIPTLSVERIFY: false
      VIKUNJA_MAILER_AUTHTYPE: login
      VIKUNJA_MAILER_USERNAME: Your-own-gmail-address
      VIKUNJA_MAILER_PASSWORD: Your-own-app-password
      VIKUNJA_MAILER_FROMEMAIL: Your-own-gmail-address
      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_HOST: vikunja-db
      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_PASSWORD: vikunjapass
      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_TYPE: postgres
      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_USER: vikunjauser
      VIKUNJA_DATABASE_DATABASE: vikunja
      VIKUNJA_SERVICE_JWTSECRET: dOxZYTTZgXKMHkqLBIQVImayQXAVWdzGBPuFJKggzcgvgPJPXpWzqzKaUOIOGGIr
      VIKUNJA_SERVICE_TIMEZONE: Europe/Bucharest
      VIKUNJA_SERVICE_PUBLICURL: https://vikmarius.ddns.net/
      VIKUNJA_SERVICE_ENABLEREGISTRATION: true
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/vikunja/data:/app/vikunja/files:rw
    restart: on-failure:5
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value numbers for user with your own values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.) 999 is my personal PUID value and 10 is my personal PGID value. You have to type in your own values.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for VIKUNJA_MAILER_USERNAME and type in your own Gmail address. Refer to STEP 8.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for VIKUNJA_MAILER_PASSWORD and type in your own Gmail app password. Refer to STEP 8.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for VIKUNJA_MAILER_FROMEMAIL and type in your own Gmail address. Refer to STEP 8.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for VIKUNJA_SERVICE_JWTSECRET. (Generate your own Random 64 length VIKUNJA_SERVICE_JWTSECRET.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for TZ. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for VIKUNJA_SERVICE_PUBLICURL and add your own NO IP DDNS address that you have previously created at STEP 4.

• STEP 11

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 12

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

• STEP 13

Open your Nginx Proxy Manager container that you have previously installed at STEP 3. Click Add Proxy Host. A new pop up window will open. Add the following details:

Domain Names: Type in your own noip domain name that you have previously created at STEP 4.
Scheme: http
Forward Hostname/IP: Type in the local NAS IP of your UGREEN NAS.
Forward Port: Type in the Vikunja local Port that is 3456
Check Block Common Exploits
Check Websockets Support
Click the SSL tab. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 14

After you click the SSL tab, add the following details:

SSL Certificate: Request a new SSL Certificate
Check: Force SSL
Check: HSTS Enabled
Check: HTTP/2 Support
Click Save. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 15

In the Proxy Hosts area, if everything goes right, you will see that your Vikunja hostname has been generated. Click on it. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 16

🟢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 17

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://vikunja.ddns.net In my case it’s https://vikmarius.ddns.net If everything goes right, you will see the Vikunja Login page. Click Create Account. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 18

Add your own Username, Email address and Password then hit the CREATE ACCOUNT button. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 19

Vikunja at a Glance! Go straight to the next STEP.

• STEP 20

Check your email and confirm your account. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 21

You can change different parameters. At the top right of the page click on your own username, then Settings. Change the Color Scheme, Language, Time Zone etc. Click Save. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 22

One of the most important things you need to know about Vikunja is that anyone who can access your HTTPS Vikunja link at STEP 18 can register for a new account by default. Follow my step by step guide below to disable registration of new users in Vikunja.

• STEP 23

Go to Portainer then click Stacks. Click on vikunja. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 24

Click on the Editor tab then scroll down the page a little bit. Change the value for VIKUNJA_SERVICE_ENABLEREGISTRATION from true to false then scroll down the page until you find the Update the stack button. Click Update the stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 25

After you click Update the stack at STEP 24, a new pop up window will open. Click Update. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 26

When new users try to register, they will receive the following error message: “Not Found“.

Enjoy Vikunja on Your UGREEN NAS!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

🆙Note/Update/Container: How to Update Your Docker Containers on UGREEN NAS Using Portainer.
🐳Note: How to Create Docker Shortcuts on Desktop.
🆕Note: How to Update Portainer to the latest version.
🆕Note: How to Clean Docker.

This post was updated on Monday / January 12th, 2026 at 8:32 PM