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

SmokePing network latency monitor on FreeBSD.

Version Tags

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

Prerequisites

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

Deployment

Podman Compose 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:
      - 8081:8081
    restart: unless-stopped

podman run -d --name smokeping \
  -p 8081:8081 \
  -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:
      - "8081:8081"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/smokeping:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/smokeping/data:/data"

Access the Web UI at: http://localhost:8081

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
`8081`	TCP

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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