This page contains all guides that are no longer receiving updates due to being for older DSM versions. I generally keep guides updated for around 6 months after a major DSM/Docker upgrade.
Update 05/03/2025
As these old guides were still being indexed by search engines and are now woefully out of date I have unpublished them all – If you are on an older DSM Docker package but want to use the newer guides I recommend using Dockge as a WebUI.
DSM7.1 / Docker Package
Initial Set up
Step 1: Directory Setup Guide (DSM7.1 and below)
Step 3: Setting Up a Docker Bridge Network
Updating Containers
Manual Update via Syno GUI
Updating the GlueTUN VPN Containers
Watchtower Automated Updates
Download Tools
Deluge with GlueTUN VPN
Deluge – No VPN
NZBGet
qBittorrent with GlueTUN
SABnzbd
Unpackerr
Media Management
Bazarr (Subtitles)
Lidarr (Music)
Readarr (Books & Audiobooks)
Radarr (Movies)
Sonarr (TV)
Tautulli (Stats)
YouTubeDL Material
Plex
Plex (Hardware Transcoding)
Plex (No Hardware Transcoding)
Jellyfin
Jellyfin (Hardware Transcoding)
Jellyfin (No Hardware Transcoding)
Search / Indexers
Jellyseerr
NZBHydra2
Overseerr
Prowlarr
Spotweb (Indexer)
Gaming
Minecraft (Bedrock) Server
Minecraft (Java) Server
Ad-Blocking / DNS
AdGuard Home
Pi-hole
Other / System Tools
Bitwarden (Vaultwarden)
LanguageTool
Scrutiny (Hard Drive Monitoring)
Container Manager Archives
These have generally been replaced by better versions of guides
Bazarr in Container Manager
Lidarr in Container Manager
Radarr in Container Manager
Readarr in Container Manager
Sonarr in Container Manager