Synology Install tinyMediaManager With Portainer

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Synology Install tinyMediaManager With Portainer

My previous guide for tinyMediaManager involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest tinyMediaManager version via Portainer. tinyMediaManager is a media management tool written in Java/Swing. It is written to provide metadata for the Kodi Media Center (formerly known as XBMC), MediaPortal and Plex media server. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install tinyMediaManager on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer.

💡Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest tinyMediaManager v5.2.8 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 4

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

tinymediamanager Synology NAS Set up 1 Portainer

  • STEP 5

Now create one new folder inside the tinymediamanager folder that you have previously created at STEP 4 and name it addons. Follow the instructions in the image below.
Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters.

tinymediamanager Synology NAS Set up 2 Portainer

  • STEP 6

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.

Portainer Add Stack NAS 1

On the left sidebar in Portainer, click on Stacks then + Add stack. Follow the instructions in the image below.

Portainer Add Stack NAS 2

  • STEP 7

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

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

services:
  tinymediamanager:
    image: tinymediamanager/tinymediamanager:latest
    container_name: tinyMediaManager
    healthcheck:
      test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/4000' || exit 1
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 90s
    ports:
      - 4121:4000
    environment:
       USER_ID: 1026
       GROUP_ID: 100
       TZ: Europe/Bucharest
    volumes:
      - /volume1/docker/tinymediamanager:/data:rw
      - /volume1/docker/tinymediamanager/addons:/app/addons:rw
      - /volume1/movies:/movies:rw
      - /volume1/video:/tvshows:rw
    restart: on-failure:5

Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value numbers for USER_ID and GROUP_ID 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. (Select your current Time Zone from this list.)
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, you have to add your personal path to movies. For example, I have used my personal movies path folder – /volume1/movies:/movies \ Change it according to your preferences. – /path/toyourmovies:/movies  \
Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, you have to add your personal path to tvshows. For example, I have used my personal tvshows path folder – /volume1/video:/tvshows \ Change it according to your preferences. – /path/toyourtvshows:/tvshows  \

tinymediamanager Synology NAS Set up 3 Portainer

  • STEP 8

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.

tinymediamanager Synology NAS Set up 4 Portainer

  • STEP 9

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

Portainer Success Stack NAS

  • STEP 10

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  • STEP 11

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:4121 Click Connect. Follow the instructions in the images below.

tinymediamanager Synology NAS Set up 5 Portainer

  • STEP 12

Click Next. Follow the instructions in the image below.

tinymediamanager Synology NAS Set up 6 Portainer

  • STEP 13

Check to accept the Disclaimer, then click Next. Follow the instructions in the image below.

tinymediamanager Synology NAS Set up 7 Portainer

  • STEP 14

Select your Language, the Light or the Dark theme, the Font size, then click Next. Follow the instructions in the image below.

tinymediamanager Synology NAS Set up 8 Portainer

  • STEP 14

At the top right of the window, click the + icon.

tinymediamanager Synology NAS Set up 9 Portainer

  • STEP 15

Add your movies path. Click + Other Locations (On this computer), then select the movies. Click OK. Follow the instructions in the image below.

tinymediamanager Synology NAS Set up 10 Portainer new 2026

  • STEP 16

Repeat the same operation you did at STEP 15 and, this time, add the tvshows folder, then click Next. Follow the instructions in the image below.

tinymediamanager Synology NAS Set up 11 Portainer

  • STEP 17

Select the free Metadata Scraper “TMDB” then click Next. Follow the instructions in the image below.

tinymediamanager Synology NAS Set up 12 Portainer

  • STEP 18

Your tinyMediaManager dashboard at a glance!

tinymediamanager Synology NAS Set up 13 Portainer

Enjoy tinyMediaManager!

🆘TROUBLESHOOTING

Note: If you want to run the tinyMediaManager container over HTTPS, check How to Run Docker Containers Over HTTPS. In order to make tinyMediaManager 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.
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Note: Activate Gmail SMTP For Docker Containers.

This post was updated on Tuesday / March 17th, 2026 at 1:05 PM

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