How to Install Terraria on Your Synology NAS

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game called Terraria. Terraria is a 2D action-adventure, open-world sandbox / platformer in which the player controls a single character in a pre-generated world. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install the Terraria Server on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer. Note: If you want, you can also install Terraria tModLoader on Your Synology NAS.

STEP 1

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STEP 2

⚠️Note: It’s Mandatory to have the original Terraria game installed on your PC.

STEP 3

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 4

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

STEP 5

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 6

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

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  terraria-server:
    image: ghcr.io/hexlo/terraria-server-docker:latest
    container_name: Terraria-Server
    hostname: terraria-server
    mem_limit: 4g
    cpu_shares: 768
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    ports:
      - 7779:7777
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/terrariaworlds:/root/.local/share/Terraria/Worlds:rw
    environment:
      world: /root/.local/share/Terraria/Worlds/MyWorld.wld
      autocreate: 2       # 1(small), 2(medium), 3(large)
      difficulty: 0       # 0(normal), 1(expert), 2(master), 3(journey)
      secure: 1           # 1(no cheats), 0(cheats allowed)
      language: en/US     # or en/US or de/DE
      maxplayers: 8
      worldname: MyWorld
      password: mariushosting
      motd: Welcome to mariushosting Terraria server!
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for language. Examples: en_US for English, de_DE for German, fr_FR for French etc. (Select your current Default Language from this list.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for worldname. Choose a name for your world. MyWorld is an example of a World name.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for password. Type in your own password. mariushosting is an example for a password.
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for motd. Type in your own welcome message to the World Server. Welcome to mariushosting Terraria server! is an example for a welcome message.

STEP 7

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.