My previous guide for FileZilla involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest FileZilla version via Portainer. FileZilla is a free software, cross-platform FTP application, consisting of FileZilla Client and FileZilla Server. Client binaries are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS, server binaries are available for Windows only. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install FileZilla on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest FileZilla v3.69.2 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 filezilla. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

STEP 4

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 5

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

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

services:
  filezilla:
    image: ghcr.io/linuxserver/filezilla:latest
    container_name: FileZilla
    hostname: filezilla
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
      - seccomp:unconfined
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 3000 || exit 1"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    ports:
      - 7171:3000
      - 7172:3001
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/filezilla:/config:rw
      - /volume1/web/downloads:/data:rw
    environment:
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest
      PUID: 1026
      PGID: 100
      CUSTOM_USER: marius
      PASSWORD: mariushosting
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change – /volume1/web/downloads:/data \ you have to add your personal path to downloads. For example I have used my personal downloads path folder which is – /volume1/web/downloads:/data \ Change it according to your preferences. – /path/toyour/downloads:/data \
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.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for CUSTOM_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 PASSWORD. Type in your own password. mariushosting is an example for a password. ⚠️Warning: Do NOT use passwords with special characters.

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“.

⌛Now just wait because the FileZilla image is about 1GB.

STEP 8

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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 https://Synology-ip-address:7172

Keep in mind, if you type in http:// this will not work. It’s mandatory to use https://

Click Advanced. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 10

Click Proceed. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 11

If everything goes right, you will see the FileZilla Login page. Type in your own CUSTOM_USER and PASSWORD that you have previously created at STEP 5 then click Sign In. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 12

Your files will be saved in the “data” folder. Just to clarify: although in FileZilla you will see the “data” folder, in your NAS the files will be saved in the folder you have chosen at STEP 5.

Enjoy FileZilla!

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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 FileZilla container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make FileZilla work via HTTPS/INTERNET, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket. Check out the screenshots below.

FileZilla with SSL certificate at a glance!

This post was updated on Thursday / July 31st, 2025 at 12:03 AM

Synology: Install FileZilla With Portainer

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest FileZilla v3.69.2 release.

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⌛Now just wait because the FileZilla image is about 1GB.

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