How to Install ntop on Your Synology NAS

Ntop is computer software that probes a computer network to show network use (Traffic Analytics) in a way similar to what the program top does for processes. In interactive mode, it displays the network status on the user’s terminal. In Web mode, it acts as a web server, creating a HTML dump of the network status. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install ntopng on your Synology NAS using Docker.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest version of ntopng v6.2

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 ntopng. 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 ntopng. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

services: 
 ntopng:
    hostname: ntopng
    image: ntop/ntopng:stable
    container_name: ntopng
    healthcheck:
       test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/3000' || exit 1
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 3
       start_period: 90s
    mem_limit: 4g
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    restart: on-failure:5
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/ntopng:/var/lib/ntopng:rw
    network_mode: host
    command: --community

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“.

STEP 8

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STEP 9

Please wait approximately 3 minutes for the installation to be completed or you will get a blank page if you try to connect too soon. Now open your browser and type in http://Synology-ip-address:3000 Type in the default username and password, then click Login.

⚠️Warning: the default username is admin and the default password is admin

STEP 10

After you click Login at STEP 9 you will be prompted to change the default admin password with your own. Click Change Password. Follow the instructions in the image below.

STEP 11

Choose your own network interface that you want to monitor. Follow the instructions in the image below.

All your devices Traffic Analytics at a glance.

Note: If you want to run the ntopng container over HTTPS, check my guide on How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS.

This post was updated on Wednesday / January 8th, 2025 at 2:27 AM

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest version of ntopng v6.2

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