My previous guide for NZBGet involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest NZBGet version via Portainer. NZBGet is a lightweight, open-source Usenet downloading client designed for efficiently retrieving binary files from Usenet newsgroups. It’s a popular tool among users who access Usenet for downloading content like movies, music, software, or other large files. Unlike some other Usenet clients, NZBGet is known for its speed, low resource usage, and cross-platform compatibility, running on Windows, macOS, Linux, and even devices like Synology NAS, UGREEN NAS etc. The program works by processing NZB files, which are essentially index files that contain information about where specific content is located on Usenet servers. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install NZBGet on your Synology NAS using Docker and Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest NZBGet v24.7 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

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

STEP 4

Now create two new folders inside the nzbget folder that you have previously created at STEP 3, and name them data and downloads. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 5

Log into Portainer using your username and password. 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 nzbget. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

services:
  nzbget:
    image: ghcr.io/linuxserver/nzbget:latest
    container_name: NZBGet
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 6789 || exit 1"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    environment:
       PUID: 1026
       PGID: 100
       TZ: Europe/Bucharest
       NZBGET_USER: marius
       NZBGET_PASS: mariushosting
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/nzbget/data:/config:rw
      - /volume1/docker/nzbget/downloads:/downloads:rw
    ports:
      - 6789:6789
    restart: on-failure:5

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.)
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 NZBGET_USER. Type in your own username. marius is an example for a username.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for NZBGET_PASS. Type in your own password. mariushosting is an example for a password. ⚠️Warning: Do NOT use passwords with special characters.
Note: In the compose stack above, after -v /volume1/docker/nzbget/data:/config:rw you have to add your personal path to downloads. For example, I have used my personal download path folder -v /volume/docker/nzbget/downloads:/downloads:rw Change it according to your preferences. -v /path/toyour/downloads:/downloads:rw

STEP 7

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 8

If everything goes right, you will see the following 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://Synology-ip-address:6789 If everything goes right, you will see the NZBGet Login page. Type in your own NZBGET_USER and NZBGET_PASS that you have previously created at STEP 6, then click Sign In. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 11

At the top right of the page, you can easily switch the theme to dark. Click the Setting tab to access the settings. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Enjoy NZBGet!

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

This post was updated on Friday / March 7th, 2025 at 12:19 AM

Synology Install NZBGet With Portainer

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest NZBGet v24.7 release.

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