How to Install Portracker on Your UGREEN NAS

How to Install Portracker on Your UGREEN NAS

Portracker is a self-hosted, open-source tool for real-time port monitoring and network service discovery. It automatically scans systems to detect services and ports, preventing deployment failures due to conflicts. With a lightweight, single-process design and embedded SQLite database, it supports Docker, offers peer-to-peer monitoring, hierarchical server grouping, and a modern, responsive UI. Deployable via Docker and licensed under MIT, it’s ideal for streamlined network visibility and port management. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Portracker on your UGREEN NAS using Docker & Portainer.

šŸ’”Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Portracker v.1.0.2 release.

šŸ’”Note: Check out my guide on how to Install Portracker 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 FilesĀ and open the docker folder. Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name itĀ portracker. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

Portracker UGREEN NAS Set up 1

  • STEP 4

Log into Portainer using your username and password. On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on StacksĀ thenĀ + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

UGREEN NAS Portainer Add Stack

  • STEP 5

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

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

services:
  portracker:
    image: mostafawahied/portracker:latest
    container_name: Portracker
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 4999 || exit 1"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    network_mode: host
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/portracker:/data:rw
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
    environment:
       DATABASE_PATH: /data/portracker.db
       PORT: 4999
    restart: on-failure:5

Portracker UGREEN NAS Set up 2

  • STEP 6

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.

Portracker UGREEN NAS Set up 3

  • STEP 7

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

Portracker UGREEN NAS Set up 4

  • 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 inĀ http://ugreen-ip-address:4999Ā If everything goes right, you will see the Portracker main page. āš ļøWarning: Wait some minutes until you are able too see this page. When you launch the application for the first time, you will see a blurred interface because the port scan is ongoing.

Portracker UGREEN NAS Set up 5

Enjoy Portracker on your UGREEN NAS!

šŸ†˜TROUBLESHOOTING

Note: If you want to run the Portracker container over HTTPS, check out How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS on Your UGREEN NAS.
šŸ†™Note/Update/Container: How to Update Your Docker Containers on UGREEN NAS Using Portainer.
🐳Note: How to Create Docker Shortcuts on Desktop.
šŸ†•Note: How to Update Portainer to the latest version.

This post was updated on Monday / July 28th, 2025 at 12:01 AM