Prowlarr is an indexer manager/proxy built on the popular arr .net/reactjs base stack to integrate with your various PVR apps. Prowlarr supports both Torrent Trackers and Usenet Indexers. It integrates seamlessly with Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr offering complete management of your indexers with no per app Indexer setup required. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Prowlarr on your UGREEN NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Prowlarr v2.3.0.5236 release

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

• STEP 1

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• 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

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

• STEP 4

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

• STEP 5

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 6

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

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

services:
 prowlarr:
    image: ghcr.io/linuxserver/prowlarr:latest
    container_name: PROWLARR-UGREEN
    healthcheck:
     test: curl -f http://localhost:9696/ || exit 1
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/prowlarr:/config:rw 
    environment:
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest
      PUID: 999
      PGID: 10
    ports:
      - 9696:9696
    restart: on-failure:5

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 numbers for PUID and PGID with your own values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.)

• STEP 7

Scroll down on the page until you see a button called 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 8

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

• STEP 9

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• STEP 10

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://ugreen-ip-address:9696 Set up the Authentication Method: Forms (Login Page) and Authentication Required: (Enabled). Type in your own Username and Password, then click Save. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 11

On the left sidebar, click Settings. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 12

Under Settings, click Apps. Under Applications, click +. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 13

Add Application, for example, Radarr. Follow the instructions in the image below. Note: Remember, you need to have Radarr installed on your UGREEN NAS before you proceed.

• STEP 14

Add the details below:

On the Name area, type in Radarr.
Under Sync Level, select Full Sync.

Type in your NAS local IP instead of localhost then add your Prowlarr Server address followed by :9696
Type in your NAS local IP instead of localhost then add your Radarr Server address followed by :7878

Type in your Radarr API Key. Follow the second screenshot below, then click Save. Follow the instructions in the images below.

How to get the Radarr API Key?

Open your Radarr application on your NAS, then click Settings in the left sidebar. Under Settings, click General, then scroll down the page until you find your API Key. Copy the API Key, then paste it in the Prowlarr API Key area above.

• STEP 15

Your Radarr has been added to Prowlarr. You can repeat the same identical operation by adding in Prowlarr other apps like Sonarr, and Lidarr.

Enjoy Prowlarr on Your UGREEN NAS!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

Note: If you want to run the Prowlarr container over HTTPS, check out How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS on Your UGREEN NAS.

⚠️Mandatory Add Read & Write Permissions to the Docker Folder. If you have already added the Read and Write Permissions to the Docker Folder, skip this STEP.
🆙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 Friday / January 23rd, 2026 at 12:09 AM