Beta program

Installing Container Manager

Please read the following before installing this beta software

  1. For evaluation only - This beta software is for evaluation purposes only and should not be installed on critical equipment or in production environments. We strongly recommend reading the Release notes section before installing it. Synology cannot be held responsible for any damages, such as accidental data loss, caused by this beta software.

  2. Not downgradable - After installation of this beta application, you will not be able to downgrade to a previous official version of this software.

To install the beta software on your Synology NAS

  1. Log in to DSM using an account belonging to the administrators group.
  2. Open Package Center.
  3. Now you should be able to find and install packages that currently have a beta version available and compatible with your Synology NAS for public testing.
  4. Remember to click from Installed > Feedback to help us out and report any issues or suggestions.

Compatibility

Applied Models

  • FS-series: FS6400, FS3600, FS3400, FS3017, FS2017, FS1018, FS3410, FS2500
  • HD-series: HD6500
  • SA-series: SA3600, SA3400, SA6400, SA3200D
  • 23-series: RS2423RP+, RS2423+, DS1823xs+, DS923+, DS723+, DS423+
  • 22-series: RS822RP+, RS822+, RS422+, DS3622xs+, DS2422+, DS1522+, DVA1622
  • 21-series: RS4021xs+, RS3621xs+, RS3621RPxs, RS2821RP+, RS2421RP+, RS2421+, RS1221RP+, RS1221+, DS1821+, DS1621xs+, DS1621+, DVA3221
  • 20-series: RS820RP+, RS820+, DS1520+, DS920+, DS720+, DS620slim, DS420+, DS220+
  • 19-series: RS1619xs+, RS1219+, DS2419+II, DS2419+, DS1819+, DS1019+, DVA3219
  • 18-series: RS3618xs, RS2818RP+, RS2418RP+, RS2418+, RS818RP+, RS818+, DS3018xs, DS1618+, DS918+, DS718+, DS218+
  • 17-series: RS18017xs+, RS4017xs+, RS3617xs+, RS3617RPxs, RS3617xs, DS3617xsII, DS3617xs, DS1817+, DS1517+
  • 16-series: RS18016xs+, RS2416RP+, RS2416+, DS916+, DS716+II, DS716+, DS216+II, DS216+

Release notes

Important Notes

  1. Container Manager is the successor of Docker and will be available for updates in Package Center.

Compatibility & Installation

  1. Container Manager 20.10.3 requires DSM 7.2 and above.
  2. Added support for the following models with the ARMv8 architecture: DS420j, DS223.

What's New

  1. Revamped the package icon and user interface for a better container managing experience.
  2. Supports Docker Compose on the Project page.
  3. Supports displaying the health status of containers.
  4. Updated to be compatible with Docker Compose 2.5.1.
  5. Supports automatic update detection for images with the "latest" tag.

Fixed Issues

  1. Fixed an issue where the package might not be able to run after a DSM update.
  2. Minor bug fixes.

Limitation

  1. Docker Swarm is not supported on the following models with the ARMv8 architecture: DS420j, DS223.