Kaunta is a lightweight, fast, privacy-centric web analytics tool in Go, offering a bloat-free alternative to Umami. It prioritizes user privacy with no cookies or invasive tracking, providing anonymized insights on visitors, pageviews, referrers, devices, locations, and real-time activity. It supports Umami’s API and schema for easy migration, includes MaxMind GeoLite2 geolocation, handles multiple domains with white-labeling via CNAME, and deploys as a single <10MB binary on Linux, macOS, Windows, or FreeBSD (amd64/arm64). The intuitive dashboard displays overviews, top pages/referrers, device breakdowns, location maps, and live stats. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Kaunta on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Kaunta v0.52.2 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

Make sure you have a synology.me Wildcard Certificate. Follow my guide to get a Wildcard Certificate. If you already have a synology.me Wildcard certificate, skip this STEP.

• STEP 4

Go to Control Panel / Login Portal / Advanced Tab / click Reverse Proxy. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 5

Now click the “Create” button. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 6

After you click the Create button, the window below will open. Follow the instructions in the image below.

On the General area, set the Reverse Proxy Name description: type in Kaunta. After that, add the following instructions:

Source:
Protocol: HTTPS
Hostname: kaunta.yourname.synology.me
Port: 443

Check Enable HSTS

Destination:
Protocol: HTTP
Hostname: localhost
Port: 3106

• STEP 7

On the Reverse Proxy Rules, click the Custom Header tab. Click Create and then, from the drop-down menu, click WebSocket. After you click on WebSocket, two Header Names and two Values will be automatically added. Click Save. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 8

Go to Control Panel / Network / Connectivity tab/ Check Enable HTTP/2 then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 9

Go to Control Panel / Security / Advanced tab/ Check Enable HTTP Compression then click Apply. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 10

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

• STEP 11

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Home then Live connect. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

• STEP 12

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

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

services:
  db:
    image: postgres:18-alpine
    container_name: Kaunta-DB
    hostname: kaunta-db
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:false
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "kaunta", "-U", "kauntauser"]
      timeout: 45s
      interval: 10s
      retries: 10
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: kaunta
      POSTGRES_USER: kauntauser
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: kauntapass
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/kauntadb:/var/lib/postgresql:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

  kaunta:
    image: ghcr.io/seuros/kaunta:latest
    container_name: Kaunta
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 3106 || exit 1"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    environment:
      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://kauntauser:kauntapass@kaunta-db:5432/kaunta?sslmode=disable
      PORT: 3106
      TRUSTED_ORIGINS: localhost,192.168.1.18,https://kaunta.yourname.synology.me
    ports:
      - 3106:3106
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the values for TRUSTED_ORIGINS. Type in your own local NAS IP instead of 192.168.1.18 which is my own local NAS IP. Type in your own synology.me DDNS with https:// at the beginning that you have previously created at STEP 6. ⚠️Note: Remember to insert a comma between the local NAS IP and the DDNS synology.me.

• STEP 13

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 14

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

• STEP 15

🟢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 16

Now open your browser and type in your HTTPS/SSL certificate like this https://kaunta.yourname.synology.me In my case it’s https://kaunta.mariushosting.synology.me If everything goes right, you will see the Kaunta Initial Setup. Type in the following Database Configuration:

Host: kaunta-db
Port: 5432
Database Name: kaunta
Username: kauntauser
Password: kauntapass

Click Test Database Connection.

Scroll down the page until you find the Admin creation area. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 17

Create your own Administrator user, then click Complete Setup. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 18

⚠️Warning: Wait approximately 3-5 minutes for the installation to be completed. You will get a blank Synology white page. Refresh the page from time to time until you get the Kaunta welcome page. Click View Dashboard. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 19

Click the Websites tab. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 20

Click + Add Website. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 21

Type in the website that you want to monitor without https:// at the beginning. Give it a name in the dashboard, then click Create Website. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 22

Copy the Website ID number. You will need to add it in the kaunta.txt file at STEP 23. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 23

Download the kaunta.txt to check your script (click on the blue link below). Follow the instructions in the downloaded kaunta.txt script.

👉🏻kaunta.txt

Paste your personal Kaunta Tracking code script that you have downloaded at this STEP on your website between the <​head> and </head> tags of your site, then update your file. For example, I have a WordPress website hosted on a Synology NAS. If you have a WordPress website hosted elsewhere, know that the process is the same. Log into your WordPress admin Dashboard, click on the left sidebar on “Theme File Editor“, under Appearance. Select your theme then search for the header.php file. Paste your personal Kaunta Tracking code script in the header.php file between the <​head> and </head> tags of your site, then update your file. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: You can add multiple websites following the same STEPS from STEP 19 to STEP 23.

• STEP 24

🟢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 25

Your Kaunta dashboard at a glance! Your Kaunta dashboard will start collecting data from your website!

Enjoy Kaunta!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

If you encounter issues by using this container, make sure to check out the Common Docker issues article.

Note: Find out how to update the Kaunta container with the latest image.
Note: How to Back Up Docker Containers on your Synology NAS.
Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS? See the supported models.
Note: How to Free Disk Space on Your NAS if You Run Docker.
Note: How to Schedule Start & Stop For Docker Containers.
Note: How to Activate Email Notifications.
Note: How to Add Access Control Profile on Your NAS.
Note: How to Change Docker Containers Restart Policy.
Note: How to Use Docker Containers With VPN.
Note: Convert Docker Run Into Docker Compose.
Note: How to Clean Docker.
Note: How to Clean Docker Automatically.
Note: Best Practices When Using Docker and DDNS.
Note: Some Docker Containers Need WebSocket.
Note: Find out the Best NAS Models For Docker.
Note: Activate Gmail SMTP For Docker Containers.