Nitter is a free and open source alternative X (Twitter) front-end focused on privacy and performance. There is no JavaScript or ads. All requests go through the backend, client never talks to X and it prevents X from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Nitter on your UGREEN NAS using Docker & Dockhand.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Main Nitter tag release.

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

• STEP 1

Please Support My work by Making a Donation.

• STEP 2

⚠️Mandatory STEP. Create an account on the X platform that you won’t be using. You only need it to get an API Key for Nitter. You never have to use this X account again in the future. Note: Write down your Username and Password. You will need this Username and Password later at STEP 8.

• STEP 3

⚠️Mandatory STEP. Download and Install Python on your Machine. You will need Python to run commands. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 4

⚠️Mandatory STEP. Download ZIP and unzip Nitter to a Folder. Go to the official Nitter github page. At the center of the page, click the green <> Code button then Download ZIP. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 5

On your computer unzip the file that you have previously downloaded at STEP 4. You will have a folder called nitter. Inside the nitter folder, open the tools folder. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 6

Inside the tools folder, right mouse click then click Open in Terminal.

• STEP 7

Inside the terminal, type in the following command then click enter on your keyboard. Some files will be automatically downloaded. Follow the instructions in the image below.

pip install -r requirements.txt

• STEP 8

After the files are successfully installed, type in the following command. In the command below, change YOUR_USERNAME with your X Username that you have previously created at STEP 2. In the command below, change YOUR_PASSWORD with your X Password that you have previously created at STEP 2.

python create_session_browser.py YOUR_USERNAME YOUR_PASSWORD --append sessions.jsonl

After you have written down the command, click enter on your Keyboard. After some seconds, your browser will automatically open and automatically log you into your X account without any action on your part. This will generate a file called session.jsonl in your tools folder.

• STEP 9

As you can see in the tools folder, a new file called sessions.jsonl has been generated. You will need this file later at STEP 14.

• STEP 10

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

• STEP 11

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

• STEP 12

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

• STEP 13

Download (click on the blue link below) then upload the nitter.conf file below in the nitter folder that you have previously created at STEP 12. Follow the instructions in the image below. 🔒Note: Support my work to unlock the password. You can use this password to download any file on mariushosting forever!

👉🏻Download nitter.conf

• STEP 14

Upload your sessions.jsonl file from the tools folder that you have previously generated at STEP 9. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 15

Open your browser and type in http://ugreen-ip-address:3866 to connect to your Dockhand container. On the left sidebar, click Stacks then + Create. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 16

In the Stack name field, type in nitter. ⚠️Warning: Type in the name in lowercase letters. The installation process can take up to a few seconds/minutes. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Note: Copy Paste the code below in the Dockhand Compose Stack then click Create & Start.

services:
  redis:
    image: redis
    command: redis-server --save 60 1 --loglevel warning
    container_name: Nitter-REDIS
    hostname: nitter-redis
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    read_only: true
    user: 999:10
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping || exit 1"]
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/nitter:/data:rw
    environment:
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest
    restart: on-failure:5

  nitter:
    image: zedeus/nitter:latest
    container_name: Nitter
    hostname: nitter
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    read_only: true
    user: 0:0
    healthcheck:
     test: wget -nv --tries=1 --spider http://127.0.0.1:8080/Jack/status/20 || exit 1
     interval: 30s
     timeout: 5s
     retries: 2
    ports:
      - 9765:8080
    volumes:
        - /volume1/docker/nitter/nitter.conf:/src/nitter.conf:ro
        - /volume1/docker/nitter/sessions.jsonl:/src/sessions.jsonl:ro
    depends_on:
      redis:
        condition: service_healthy
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Stack 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 Stack editor area below, change the value for TZ. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)

• STEP 17

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the bottom right of your screen: “Created stack “nitter”“.

• STEP 18

On the left sidebar, click Containers. Identify your Nitter container then click on ports 9765:8080. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 19

🟢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 20

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:9765 If everything goes right, you will see the Nitter dashboard. Search from something. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 21

Your search at a glance! No ADS, No Tracking! Even if you made an X account, that account was only needed to get an API token for nitter. The account is only needed so Nitter can talk to X’s API. It is not logging you in as that user on the frontend. When you search or browse on your own Nitter instance, Nitter itself does not track you the way the official X website/app does.

• STEP 22

Search for something else.

• STEP 23

Click on a user profile. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 24

The user profile at a glance! At the top right of the page, click on the gear icon to access the settings. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 25

Personalize your Nitter settings then save.

• STEP 26

Check out the benefits of using Nitter in the screenshot below.

Enjoy Nitter on your UGREEN NAS!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

Note: If you want to run the Nitter container over HTTPS, check out How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS on Your UGREEN NAS.
🆙Note/Update/Container: How to Update Your Docker Containers on UGREEN NAS Using Dockhand.
🐳Note: How to Create Docker Shortcuts on Desktop.
🆕Note: How to Update Dockhand to the latest version.
🆕Note: How to Clean Docker.