Synology & UGREEN: How to Set Up Email Notifications in Dockhand

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Synology & UGREEN How to Set Up Email Notifications in Dockhand

In a world where Docker containers have become the backbone of countless infrastructures, knowing whatā€™s happening on our hosts at all times is essential. Dockhand, the modern interface for managing containers and Compose stacks in Synology and UGREEN NAS devices, offers a very useful email notification system: available updates, unexpectedly stopped containers, health issues, discovered vulnerabilities or security-blocked updatesā€¦ everything lands straight in your inbox. Enabling email notifications is one of those small tweaks that takes just a few minutes, but saves you a ton of manual checks over time and lets you react immediately when something goes wrong. Letā€™s see together with your Internet friend Marius how to set it up quickly and easily.

  • STEP 1

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  • STEP 2

Install Dockhand using my Docker Guide. If you already have Dockhand installed on your Synology NAS or UGREEN NAS, skip this STEP.

  • STEP 3

āš ļøMandatory: Follow my step by step guide on how to activate SMTP for your Gmail account.

  • STEP 4

Open your Dockhand instance. On the left sidebar, click Settings. Click the Notifications tab. Click + Add channel. Follow the instructions in the image below.

How to Set Up Email Notifications in Dockhand Set up 1

  • STEP 5

Add a name to your Notification channel, then select SMTP (Email).

Add the details below:

SMTP CONFIGURATION

SMTP host:Ā smtp.gmail.com
Port: 465
TLS/SSL: Yes
Username: Type in your own Gmail address / STEP 3.
Password: Type in your own Gmail App Password / STEP 3. āš ļøWarning: Do NOT confuse your Gmail password with the APP Password that you have previously created at STEP 3. They are two different things. In this case you should use the APP Password, the one you have created at STEP 3.
From Email: Type in your own Gmail address / STEP 3.
From Name: Invent a name/text.
Recipients: Your own recipients, comma-separated, plus a space. Follow the image below.

Click + Add. Follow the instructions in the image below.

How to Set Up Email Notifications in Dockhand Set up 2

  • STEP 6

Click Test to test your channel settings. Follow the instructions in the image below.

How to Set Up Email Notifications in Dockhand Set up 3

  • STEP 7

Check your Email!

How to Set Up Email Notifications in Dockhand Set up 4

This post was updated on Thursday / January 15th, 2026 at 11:56 AM

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