How to Install Sportarr on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install Sportarr on Your Synology NAS

Sportarr is a free, open-source automated media management tool designed specifically for sports events, functioning as a personal video recorder (PVR) for Usenet and BitTorrent users. Often described as “Sonarr or Radarr, but for sports,” it allows users to build and maintain an organized library of recorded sports content from hundreds of leagues worldwide, including combat sports (UFC, MMA, boxing), American football (NFL), basketball (NBA), soccer (Premier League), hockey (NHL), motorsports (Formula 1), tennis, golf, and many more. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install SportarrĀ on yourĀ Synology NASĀ using Docker & Portainer.

šŸ’”Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest version of Sportarr v4.0.954

  • STEP 1

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  • STEP 2

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

Sportarr Synology NAS Set up 1

  • STEP 4

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

Sportarr Synology 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 sportarr. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

services:
  sportarr:
    image: sportarr/sportarr:latest
    container_name: Sportarr
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/1867' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s  
    ports:
      - 1867:1867
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/sportarr/config:/config:rw
      - /volume1/docker/sportarr/sports:/sports:rw
    environment:
       PUID: 1026
       PGID: 100
       TZ: Europe/Bucharest
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value numbers for PUIDĀ andĀ PGIDĀ with your own values. (Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for TZ.Ā (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)

Sportarr Synology 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.

Sportarr Synology 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 inĀ http://Synology-ip-address:1867 If everything goes right, you will see the Sportarr dashboard. Click + Add League. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Sportarr Synology NAS Set up 5

  • STEP 11

Browse and add the leagues whose events you want to monitor.

Sportarr Synology NAS Set up 6

Enjoy Sportarr!

šŸ†˜TROUBLESHOOTING

If you encounter issues by using this container, make sure to check out the Common Docker issuesĀ article.
Check out the Full Documentation on how to properly use Sportarr.

Note: If you want to run the Sportarr container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make Sportarr work via HTTPS, it’s mandatory to activate WebSocket.

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS?Ā See the supported models.
Note: How to Back Up Docker Containers on your Synology NAS.
Note: Find outĀ how to update the Sportarr container with the latest image.
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This post was updated on Monday / January 5th, 2026 at 11:29 PM

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