Tracearr is a free, open-source, self-hosted monitoring platform that provides real-time visibility and analytics for Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby media servers through a single unified dashboard. It tracks active streams with details like viewer location on an interactive world map, device information, codecs, bitrate, and bandwidth usage, while offering deep historical insights into playback patterns, library usage, storage, and viewing trends. Unlike Plex-only tools like Tautulli or Jellyfin-focused ones like Jellystat, Tracearr supports multiple servers of any mix in one interface and stands out with intelligent account sharing and abuse detection. It uses rules to flag issues such as impossible travel (e.g. logins from distant cities minutes apart), simultaneous streams from different locations, excessive concurrent sessions, suspicious device changes, geo-fencing violations, and inactivity anomalies. It automatically adjusts per-user trust scores and sends real-time alerts via Discord or other channels. Tracearr is ideal for media server admins seeking better oversight, control over sharing, and a clean, powerful alternative to fragmented monitoring solutions. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Tracearr on your Synology NAS using Docker and Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Tracearr v1.4.18 release.

💡Note: Check out my guide on how to Install Tracearr on Your UGREEN NAS.

• 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 tracearr. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

• STEP 4

Now create four new folders inside the tracearr folder that you have previously created at STEP 3 and name them data, db, imagecache, redis. 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 Home then Live connect. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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 tracearr. Follow the instructions in the image below.

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

services:
  tracearr:
    image: ghcr.io/connorgallopo/tracearr:supervised
    container_name: Tracearr
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/3000' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    ports:
      - 3019:3000
    environment:
      TZ: Europe/Bucharest
      NODE_ENV: production
      CORS_ORIGIN: "*"
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/tracearr/imagecache:/app/data:rw
      - /volume1/docker/tracearr/data:/data/tracearr:rw
      - /volume1/docker/tracearr/redis:/data/redis:rw
      - /volume1/docker/tracearr/db:/data/postgres:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for TZ. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)

• 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.

• STEP 8

If everything goes right, you will see the following message at the top right of your screen: “Success Stack successfully deployed“.

• 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 in http://Synology-ip-address:3019 Sign up with Plex or create a new account. Click Create Account. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 11

At the top right of the page, click on your user icon then Settings to access the settings. Follow the instructions in the image below.

• STEP 12

Your Tracearr dashboard at a glance!

Enjoy Tracearr!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

If you encounter issues by using this container, make sure to check out the Common Docker issues article.

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

Note: Can I run Docker on my Synology NAS? See the supported models.
Note: How to Back Up Docker Containers on your Synology NAS.
Note: Find out how to update the Tracearr container with the latest image.
Note: How to Free Disk Space on Your NAS if You Run Docker.
Note: How to Schedule Start & Stop For Docker Containers.
Note: How to Activate Email Notifications.
Note: How to Add Access Control Profile on Your NAS.
Note: How to Change Docker Containers Restart Policy.
Note: How to Use Docker Containers With VPN.
Note: Convert Docker Run Into Docker Compose.
Note: How to Clean Docker.
Note: How to Clean Docker Automatically.
Note: Best Practices When Using Docker and DDNS.
Note: Some Docker Containers Need WebSocket.
Note: Find out the Best NAS Models For Docker.
Note: Activate Gmail SMTP For Docker Containers.