Ghostfolio is an open source wealth management software built with web technology. The application empowers busy people to keep track of stocks, ETFs or cryptocurrencies and make solid, data-driven investment decisions. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Ghostfolio on your UGREEN NAS using Docker and Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Ghostfolio v2.161.0 release.

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

• STEP 1

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• STEP 2

⚠️Mandatory Add Read & Write Permissions to the Docker Folder. If you have already added the Read and Write Permissions to the Docker Folder, skip this STEP.

• STEP 3

⚠️Mandatory: Update your UGREEN NAS Firmware to the latest version. Go to Control Panel / Update and update your NAS with the latest Firmware.

• STEP 4

Install 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 5

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

• STEP 6

Now create two new folders inside the ghostfolio folder that you have previously created at STEP 5 and name them db and redis. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 7

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 8

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

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

services:
  ghostfolio-redis:
    image: redis:7
    container_name: Ghostfolio-REDIS
    hostname: ghostfolio-redis
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping || exit 1"]
    user: 999:10
    environment:
      - TZ=Europe/Bucharest
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/ghostfolio/redis:/data:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

  ghostfolio-db:
    image: postgres:17
    container_name: Ghostfolio-DB
    hostname: ghostfolio-db
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "ghostfoliodb", "-U", "ghostfoliouser"]
      timeout: 45s
      interval: 10s
      retries: 10
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/ghostfolio/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_DB=ghostfoliodb
      - POSTGRES_USER=ghostfoliouser
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=ghostfoliopass
    restart: on-failure:5

  ghostfolio:
    image: ghostfolio/ghostfolio:latest
    container_name: Ghostfolio
    hostname: ghostfolio
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    environment:
      - NODE_ENV=production
      - ACCESS_TOKEN_SALT=dOxZYTTZgXKMHkqLBIQVImayQXAVWdzGBPuFJKggzcgvgPJPXpWzqzKaUOIOGGIr
      - JWT_SECRET_KEY=EIYUphmqESmtPYsVHziPuBizgVflRtXuIrXypYfFEjkZAQUXwpwzspRwgFaQztlw
      - REDIS_HOST=ghostfolio-redis
      - REDIS_PASSWORD=
      - REDIS_PORT=6379
      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://ghostfoliouser:ghostfoliopass@ghostfolio-db:5432/ghostfoliodb?sslmode=prefer
    ports:
      - 8435:3333
    restart: on-failure:5
    depends_on:
      ghostfolio-db:
        condition: service_started
      ghostfolio-redis:
        condition: service_healthy

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.) 1026 is my personal UID value and 100 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. (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 ACCESS_TOKEN_SALT. (Generate your own Random 64 length ACCESS_TOKEN_SALT.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for JWT_SECRET_KEY. (Generate your own Random 64 length JWT_SECRET_KEY.)

• STEP 9

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 10

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.

• STEP 11

🟢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 12

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:8435 If everything goes right, you will see the Ghostfolio main page. At the top right of the page, click Get started. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 13

Click Create Account. Check the terms, then click Continue. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 14

Copy the Security Token and save it in a safe place. Click Create Account. ⚠️Note: The Security Token is basically your password. If you lose it, you will no longer be able to access Ghostfolio. You will have to start the installation over from scratch in case you forget it. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 15

Personalize Ghostfolio. At the top right of the page, you can personalize your Ghostfolio. Click the user icon, then My Ghostfolio, then change the settings according to your preferences. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Enjoy Ghostfolio on your UGREEN NAS!

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Note: If you want to run the Ghostfolio container over HTTPS, check out How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS on Your UGREEN NAS.

This post was updated on Friday / May 16th, 2025 at 12:42 AM