How to Install Ruin Media on Your UGREEN NAS

How to Install Ruin Media on Your UGREEN NAS

Ruin Media is a Docker-based PHP web app that deliberately lowers the quality of images and audio files, with all processing done client-side and nothing stored on the server. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Ruin MediaĀ on yourĀ UGREEN NAS using Docker & Portainer.

šŸ’”Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Ruin Media TAGĀ release.

šŸ’”Note: Check out my guide on how to Install Ruin Media 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

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 4

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

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

services:
  ruinmedia:
    image: korosys/ruin.media:latest
    container_name: Ruin-Media
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z 127.0.0.1 80 || exit 1"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    ports:
      - 6082:80
    restart: on-failure:5

Ruin Media UGREEN NAS Set up 1

  • STEP 5

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.

Ruin Media UGREEN NAS Set up 2

  • STEP 6

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 7

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  • STEP 8

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:6082 Click Choose file to upload your audio or image file. Select between STANDARD or RUINATION mode. Click RUIN ME to process the file. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Ruin Media UGREEN NAS Set up 3

  • STEP 9

Your image is now Ruined!

Ruin Media UGREEN NAS Set up 4

Enjoy Ruin Media on your UGREEN NAS!

šŸ†˜TROUBLESHOOTING

Note: If you want to run the Ruin Media 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.
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This post was updated on Wednesday / August 5th, 2026 at 11:26 PM

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