SmokePing

Description / name	Input element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
SmokePing Host Port
SmokePing /config Path
SmokePing /data Path

Network latency monitor with historical graphing — tracks round-trip times and packet loss to your hosts over time.


Port	80
Registry	`ghcr.io/daemonless/smokeping`
Source	https://github.com/oetiker/smokeping
Website	https://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest`	FreeBSD Port. Built from latest FreeBSD packages.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.

Root Privileges Required

Podman on FreeBSD currently requires root. All commands must be run as root (or via doas/sudo).

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose AppJail Director Podman CLI Ansible

services:
  smokeping:
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/smokeping:latest
    container_name: smokeping
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/smokeping:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/smokeping/data:/data"
    ports:
      - 80:80
    restart: unless-stopped

.env:

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=smokeping
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC

appjail-director.yml:

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  smokeping:
    name: smokeping
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - SMOKEPING_CONFIG_PATH: /config
      - SMOKEPING_DATA_PATH: /data
volumes:
  SMOKEPING_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/smokeping'
  SMOKEPING_DATA_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/smokeping/data'

Makejail:

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/smokeping:${tag}

podman run -d --name smokeping \
  -p 80:80 \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -v /path/to/containers/smokeping:/config \
  -v /path/to/containers/smokeping/data:/data \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/smokeping:latest

- name: Deploy smokeping
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: smokeping
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/smokeping:latest
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/smokeping:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/smokeping/data:/data"

Access at: http://localhost:80

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`PUID`	`1000`	User ID for the application process
`PGID`	`1000`	Group ID for the application process
`TZ`	`UTC`	Timezone for the container

Volumes

Path	Description
`/config`	Configuration directory (Probes, Targets, etc.)
`/data`	Data directory (RRD database files)

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
`80`	TCP	Web UI

Implementation Details

Architectures: amd64
User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.0).

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