How to Install Jotty on Your UGREEN NAS

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How to Install Jotty on Your UGREEN NAS

Jotty, previously known as RwMarkable is a lightweight, self-hosted web application for managing checklists and notes, designed as a simple alternative to complex, cloud-based to-do apps. Built with Next.js 14 and TypeScript, it features a clean interface for creating task lists with drag-and-drop reordering, progress bars, and categories, alongside a TipTap-powered WYSIWYG editor with Markdown support for rich text documents. It supports customizable themes and emojis through configuration files, simple sharing of checklists and documents among users on the same instance, and an admin panel for user management. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Jotty on your UGREEN NAS using Docker & Portainer.

šŸ’”Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Jotty v1.12.2 release.

šŸ’”Note: Check out my guide on how to Install Jotty on Your Synology NAS.

  • STEP 1

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  • STEP 2

InstallĀ 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 3

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

Jotty UGREN NAS Set up 1

  • STEP 4

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

Jotty UGREN NAS Set up 2

  • STEP 5

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click onĀ HomeĀ thenĀ Live connect. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Portainer Add Stack NAS 1

On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on StacksĀ thenĀ + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Portainer Add Stack NAS 2

  • STEP 6

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

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

services:
  jotty:
    image: ghcr.io/fccview/jotty:latest
    container_name: Jotty
    user: 0:0
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 3000 || exit 1"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    ports:
      - 3666:3000
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/jotty/data:/app/data:rw
      - /volume1/docker/jotty/config:/app/config:ro
      - /volume1/docker/jotty/cache:/app/.next/cache:rw
    environment:
       NODE_ENV: production
       HTTPS: false #or true if you use DDNS or Domain.
       #APP_URL: https://jotty.ddns.net #Remove the # in front of APP_URL Only if you use DDNS or Domain.
    restart: on-failure:5

Jotty UGREN NAS Set up 3

  • STEP 7

Scroll down on the page until you see a button namedĀ 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.

Jotty UGREN NAS Set up 4

  • STEP 8

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: ā€œSuccess Stack successfully deployedā€œ.

Portainer Success Stack NAS

  • 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://ugreen-ip-address:3666 Type in your own Username and Password. Click Create Admin Account. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Jotty UGREN NAS Set up 5

  • STEP 11

Create your first Document. On the left sidebar, click Notes. Type in the note Title and add a Category. Click Create Note. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Jotty UGREN NAS Set up 6

  • STEP 12

Select your Note, then edit it. Add some text in your document, then Save it. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Jotty UGREN NAS Set up 7

  • STEP 13

At the top right of the page, click the Settings icon, then change your Theme color. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Jotty UGREN NAS Set up 8

Enjoy Jotty!

šŸ†˜TROUBLESHOOTING

Note: If you want to run the Jotty container over HTTPS, check out How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS on Your UGREEN NAS.Ā At STEP 6, remember to change the following environment variable from HTTPS: false to HTTPS: true
šŸ†™Note/Update/Container: How to Update Your Docker Containers on UGREEN NAS Using Portainer.
šŸ³Note: How to Create Docker Shortcuts on Desktop.
šŸ†•Note: How to Update Portainer to the latest version.

This post was updated on Wednesday / December 10th, 2025 at 12:31 AM

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