Synology Install Exatorrent with Portainer

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Synology Install Exatorrent with Portainer

My previous guide for Exatorrent involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Exatorrent version via Portainer. Exatorrent is a BitTorrent Client written in Go. It can be run locally on your Synology NAS. Exatorrent is simple, yet feature-rich. It is lightweight and light on resources. It comes with Beautiful Responsive Web Client written in Svelte and Typescript. Exatorrent can operate in Optional Multi-User Mode administrated by admin user/s, but it can successfully be used by Single-User as well. In this step by step guide I will show you how to Install Exatorrent on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Exatorrent 1.3.0 release.

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

Exatorrent Synology NAS Portainer Set up 1

  • STEP 4

Go to Control Panel / Task Scheduler / Create / Scheduled Task / User-defined script. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Synology User Defined Script

  • STEP 5

Once you click on User-defined script, a new window will open. Follow the instructions below:

  1. General: In the Task field type in Exatorrent Permission. Uncheck “Enabled” option. Select root User.
  2. Schedule: Select Run on the following date then select “Do not repeat“.
  3. Task Settings: Check “Send run details by email“, add your email then copy paste the code below in the Run command area. After that click OK.
chown -R 1000:1000 /volume1/docker/exatorrent

Exatorrent Synology NAS Portainer Set up 2

  • STEP 6

After you click OK on STEP 5 a new warning pop up window will open. Click OK.

Exatorrent Synology NAS Portainer Set up 3

After you click OK, type in your DSM Password then click Submit. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Synology Task Scheduler Confirm Admin Password

  • STEP 7

After you click Submit on STEP 6, select your “Exatorrent Permission” Task then click the “Run” tab. You will be asked to run Exatorrent Permission – click OK. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Exatorrent Synology NAS Portainer Set up 4

  • STEP 8

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.

1 Synology Portainer Add Stack

  • STEP 9

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

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

version: "3.9"
services:
  exatorrent:
    container_name: Exatorrent
    image: ghcr.io/varbhat/exatorrent:latest
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:false
      - seccomp:unconfined
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/exatorrent:/exa/exadir:rw
    ports:
      - 5414:5000
      - 42069:42069
    restart: on-failure:5

Exatorrent Synology NAS Portainer Set up 5

  • STEP 10

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.

Exatorrent Synology NAS Portainer Set up 6

  • STEP 11

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

Exatorrent Synology NAS Portainer Set up 7

  • STEP 12

Go back to STEP 1 or you will deal with karma 🙂

  • STEP 13

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:5414 Type in the default Username and Password, then click Sign in.

⚠️Warning: the default username is adminuser and the default password is adminpassword

Exatorrent Synology NAS Portainer Set up 8

💡Note: You can change later the default Username and Password.

  • STEP 14

Add Magnet or Infohash and start to download. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Exatorrent Synology NAS Portainer Set up 9

  • STEP 15

Your Exatorrent download at a glance!

Exatorrent Synology NAS Portainer Set up 10

Enjoy Exatorrent!

🆘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 Exatorrent container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make Exatorrent 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 Exatorrent 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 Container

This post was updated on Wednesday / June 5th, 2024 at 5:19 AM

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