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SmokePing SmokePing

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

Build Status Last Commit

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
Daemonless daemonless/smokeping
Source oetiker/smokeping
Website 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

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services:
  smokeping:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/smokeping:latest"
    container_name: smokeping
    environment:
      - PUID=1000  # User ID for the application process
      - PGID=1000  # Group ID for the application process
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/smokeping:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/smokeping/data:/data"
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    restart: unless-stopped

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# .env

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

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# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  smokeping:
    name: smokeping
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
      - expose: '80:80 proto:tcp' \
    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'

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# Makejail 

ARG tag=latest

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

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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

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appjail oci run -Pd \
  -o overwrite=force \
  -o container="args:--pull" \
  -o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
  -o nat \
  -o expose="80:80 proto:tcp" \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/smokeping /config <pseudofs>" \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/smokeping/data /data <pseudofs>" \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/smokeping:latest smokeping

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- 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 15.1).

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