How to Install Outline on Your UGREEN NAS

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How to Install Outline on Your UGREEN NAS

Outline is a fast, collaborative team knowledge base and wiki. It lets teams create, edit, and organize documents in real time with Markdown support, comments, and threads. Key features include powerful search, AI-powered answers, Slack integration, public/private sharing, permissions, and customizable branding. It’s open source and can be self-hosted. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Outline on your UGREEN NAS using Docker & Portainer.

šŸ’”Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Outline v1.8.1 release.

šŸ’”Note: Check out my guide on how to Install Outline on Your Synology NAS.

  • STEP 1

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  • STEP 2

InstallĀ 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

āš ļø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 mariuslineĀ 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.

Outline UGREEN NAS Set up 1

  • STEP 5

āš ļøMandatory: Add Read & Write Permissions to the Docker Folder.

  • STEP 6

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

Outline UGREEN NAS Set up 2

  • STEP 7

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

Outline UGREEN NAS Set up 3

  • 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 onĀ HomeĀ thenĀ Live connect. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Portainer Add Stack NAS 1

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

Portainer Add Stack NAS 2

  • STEP 10

In the Name field type in outline. 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: Outline-DB
    hostname: outline-db
    user: 999:10
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "outline", "-U", "outlineuser"]
      timeout: 45s
      interval: 30s
      retries: 10
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/outline/db:/var/lib/postgresql/:rw
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: outline
      POSTGRES_USER: outlineuser
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: outlinepass
    restart: on-failure:5

  redis:
    image: redis:8-alpine
    container_name: Outline-REDIS
    user: 999:10
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping || exit 1"]
    hostname: outline-redis
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/outline/redis:/data:rw
    environment:
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest
    restart: on-failure:5

  outline:
    image: outlinewiki/outline:latest
    container_name: Outline
    user: 0:0
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/3000' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    environment:
      NODE_ENV: production
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest
      URL: https://mariusline.ddns.net
      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://outlineuser:outlinepass@outline-db:5432/outline?sslmode=disable
      REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379
      REDIS_COLLABORATION_URL: redis://redis:6379/1
      SECRET_KEY: 09c29b750ab22aed045ebea4a94442f304318688e075b5d468932d776fc6d72b
      UTILS_SECRET: bc948c616ea05e0aa8cbf6927e4432ee011152ee661b102ec2480e5b0722a14c
      SMTP_HOST: smtp.gmail.com
      SMTP_PORT: 465
      SMTP_USERNAME: Your-own-gmail-address
      SMTP_FROM_EMAIL: Your-own-gmail-address
      SMTP_PASSWORD: Your-own-app-password
      FILE_STORAGE: local
      FILE_STORAGE_LOCAL_ROOT_DIR: /var/lib/outline/data:rw
      FILE_STORAGE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE: 26214400  #25 MB
    ports:
      - 4997:3000
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/outline/data:/var/lib/outline/data:rw
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy
      redis:
        condition: service_healthy
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value numbers for user with your own UID and GID values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.) 999 is my personal UID value and 10 is my personal GID 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 TZ.Ā (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 URLĀ and type in your own synology.me DDNS withĀ https:// at the beginning that you have previously created at STEP 6.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SECRET_KEY.
(šŸŸ¢Click this Link to Generate Your Own Free APP KEY.) šŸ–¼ļøCheck Example Screenshot. (In the prompt, type in the following text: openssl rand -hex 32Ā then hit enter on your Keyboard). šŸ–¼ļøCheck Example Screenshot and copy your SECRET_KEY.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for UTILS_SECRET.
(šŸŸ¢Click this Link to Generate Your Own Free APP KEY.) šŸ–¼ļøCheck Example Screenshot. (In the prompt, type in the following text: openssl rand -hex 32Ā then hit enter on your Keyboard). šŸ–¼ļøCheck Example Screenshot and copy your UTILS_SECRET.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SMTP_USERNAMEĀ and type in your own Gmail address. STEP 8.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SMTP_FROM_EMAILĀ and type in your own Gmail address. STEP 8.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for SMTP_PASSWORDĀ and type in your own Gmail app password. STEP 8. āš ļøWarning: Do NOT confuse with your own Gmail password. This is the Gmail APP password.

Outline UGREEN NAS Set up 4

  • STEP 11

Scroll down on the page until you see a button namedĀ 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.

Outline UGREEN NAS Set up 5

  • STEP 12

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: ā€œSuccess Stack successfully deployedā€œ.

Portainer Success Stack NAS

  • 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 Outline local Port that is 4997
Check Block Common Exploits
Check Websockets Support
Click the SSL tab. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Outline UGREEN NAS Set up 6

  • 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.

Outline UGREEN NAS Set up 7

  • STEP 15

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

Outline UGREEN NAS Set up 8

  • STEP 16

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  • STEP 17

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://yourname.ddns.netĀ In my case it’s https://mariusline.ddns.net If everything goes right, you will see the Outline setup page. Type in your own Workspace name, Admin name and Admin email. Click Continue. Follow the instructions in the image below

Outline UGREEN NAS Set up 9

  • STEP 18

Click Home. On the left sidebar, go to the user Settings. Click Appearance then Dark to switch the theme to Dark. Click + New doc to add your first document. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Outline UGREEN NAS Set up 10

  • STEP 19

At the top right of the page, click on the 3 horizontal dots. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Outline UGREEN NAS Set up 11

  • STEP 20

Click Permissions. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Outline UGREEN NAS Set up 12

  • STEP 21

Select Publish to the web. Copy the auto-generated URL. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Outline UGREEN NAS Set up 13

  • STEP 22

Your shared link at a glance!

Enjoy Outline on your UGREEN NAS!

šŸ†˜TROUBLESHOOTING

šŸ†™Note/Update/Container: How to Update Your Docker Containers on UGREEN NAS Using Portainer.
šŸ³Note: How to Create Docker Shortcuts on Desktop.
šŸ†•Note: How to Update Portainer to the latest version.
šŸ†•Note: How to Clean Docker.

This post was updated on Tuesday / June 9th, 2026 at 11:24 PM

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