AdGuardian is a lightweight, open-source terminal dashboard (written in Rust) that provides real-time monitoring and statistics for an AdGuard Home instance, displaying live DNS queries, block/allow counts, historical trends, active filter lists, and top domains while running fully locally with no external requests. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install AdGuardian on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest AdGuardian v1.7.0 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

⚠️Mandatory: Install AdGuard using my easy step by step guide. If you already have Adguard installed on your Synology NAS, skip this STEP.

• 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 adguardian. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

services:
  adguardian:
    image: sdjnmxd/adguardian-web
    container_name: AdGuardian
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/7681' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    ports:
      - 7682:7681
    environment:
      ADGUARD_IP: 192.168.1.18
      ADGUARD_PORT: 9080
      ADGUARD_USERNAME: marius
      ADGUARD_PASSWORD: mariushosting
      #ADGUARD_PROTOCOL: The protocol to use when connecting to AdGuard (defaults to http)
      #ADGUARD_UPDATE_INTERVAL:  The rate at which to refresh the UI in seconds (defaults to 2)
      #ADGUARD_TIMEOUT: The per-request timeout when contacting AdGuard, in seconds (defaults to 5)
      #ADGUARD_QUERYLOG_LIMIT: The number of query log entries to fetch per update (defaults to 100)
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for ADGUARD_IP. Type in your own NAS local IP address.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for ADGUARD_PORT. Type in your AdGuard IP Port. In my case it’s 9080. STEP 11 in the AdGuard guide.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for ADGUARD_USERNAME. Type in your own AdGuard Username. marius is an example for a username. You should use your own AdGuard username.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for ADGUARD_PASSWORD. Type in your own AdGuard Password. mariushosting is an example for a password. You should use your own AdGuard password.

• 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:7682 Your AdGuardian dashboard at a glance! Follow the instructions in the image below.

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

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 AdGuardian container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make AdGuardian work via HTTPS, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket.

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS? See the supported models.
Note: How to Back Up Docker Containers on your Synology NAS.
Note: Find out how to update the AdGuardian container with the latest image.
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Note: How to Schedule Start & Stop For Docker Containers.
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Note: How to Use Docker Containers With VPN.
Note: Convert Docker Run Into Docker Compose.
Note: How to Clean Docker.
Note: How to Clean Docker Automatically.
Note: Best Practices When Using Docker and DDNS.
Note: Some Docker Containers Need WebSocket.
Note: Find out the Best NAS Models For Docker.
Note: Activate Gmail SMTP For Docker Containers.