


Launch the “Container Station” application and go to “Create Container” section.Install / Activate the “Container Station” application on your QNAP.I am newbie on both Dockers and Home Assistant, so I summarized the steps I did in a similar way as HA has done for Synology NAS in their docs, I hope it helps others… Note: It can take some time for VLC to discover and list all the folders and sub-folders from your UPnP and DLNA servers.I lurked this topic and after the latest replies I also managed to get my Home Assistant running on my QNAP yesterday (I previously failed to get the network access on port 8123 correct). You will be playing media from your network in some time.Browse through them and right click on them to Play, Stream or Add to Playlist.You’ll see a list of files or streaming networks listed on the left.On the left under Local Network, click on Universal Plug’n’Play.Here’s how you access media from UPnP or DLNA using VLC: It’s like a private network for audio and video files. There should be another device sharing media files using this standard or protocol. If you have VLC on your computer, you will be accessing the files available via UPnP as well as DLNA. All of them should be connected to the same network or Wi-Fi. It’s like sharing the media content that you have on your computer or phone to other devices without the need to copy and move files. You can see televisions make use of this feature to access videos from your laptops and other devices supporting the standard. UPnP and DLNA allow you to stream content over your local network. The option is available in the View > Playlist section of the media player. VLC can easily access media from UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) as well as DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance).
