Setup Dockge and Crafty on Truenas Scale

The following Guide shows how I like to setup Docker on Truenas Scale with Dockge as Docker WebUI and also shows how to install Crafty Controller with it. You can use the Dockge instance for every other Docker App as well.

Prepare the Dataset

1. Click on Datasets, then select the storage pool, then click on Add Dataset
   

2. Enter a name, for example docker, make sure that Generic is set as Dataset Preset, then click on Save
   

3. Click on the freshly created docker dataset, then create two more sub-datasets stacks and data with the same options

Creating the Dockge container

1. Click on Apps then on Discover Apps
   

2. Click on Refresh Catalog, search for dockge and click on it
   

3. Install the app

   • If this is your first app, click on Setup Pool To Install, then select the pool you want to use for your App storage, then click on Choose
     

   • If this is not your first app, then simply click on Install
     

4. Take note of the WebUI Port or change it to whatever you like
   

5. The Storage Configuration

   • For Dockge Stacks Storage select Host Path as Type, then select the stacks dataset as the Host Path
   • For Dockge Data Storage select Host Path as Type, then select the data dataset as the Host Path
     

6. Click on Install
   

Setting up Dockge

1. Click on Web UI
   

2. Create the admin account with a new Username and a Password
   

3. Click on Compose, enter crafty as Stack Name, then paste the compose file from docs.craftycontroller.com into the text area.
   

4. Adjust the docker compose file

   • Set the timezone to your local timezone. See this article for TZ identifiers.
     Since I live in Europe, I changed the timezone to CET/CEST with the adjustment:

     From	To
     - TZ=Etc/UTC	- TZ=Europe/Vienna

   • Remove the docker folder in all volumes. Dockge already creates a crafty folder for us, therefore we can simplify all volumes:

     From	To
     - ./docker/backups:/crafty/backups	- ./backups:/crafty/backups
     - ./docker/logs:/crafty/logs	- ./logs:/crafty/logs
     - ./docker/servers:/crafty/servers	- ./servers:/crafty/servers
     - ./docker/config:/crafty/app/config	- ./config:/crafty/app/config
     - ./docker/import:/crafty/import	- ./import:/crafty/import

5. Click on Deploy
   

6. Once crafty finished installing, you should be able to open https://ipofyourserver:8443. If you don’t know the ip address, look at the url of the dockge browser tab.

Logging in to Crafty

1. Once you have crafty open, you should be greeted with a security warning, click on Advanced... and Accept the Risk and Continue
   

2. Go back to Dockge, click on Bash
   

3. Terminal fun

   • Change into the config directory of crafty: cd app/config

   • Print the contents of default-creds.txt: cat default-creds.txt

   • Copy the password (without quotes). On windows select it then press right click -> copy to copy it to clipboard. For example 25EMWLnOEBv5r0VzvpprihIky8l&otAMrkS#qw^Z&LOL6ym^w05aLB#Lr*2yubDT

   

4. Go back to the Crafty tab, then enter admin as Username and enter the password we copied, then click on Log in
   

5. Success!