QNAP Container Station MCP

MCP server for managing containers on a QNAP NAS via the Container Station API.

Disclaimers

This is a personal project, built for use on my own NAS. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way connected to QNAP Systems, Inc. QNAP and Container Station are trademarks of their respective owners.

This project is shared as-is. I make no claims about its suitability for any purpose other than my own use. Use it at your own risk.

Setup

npm install
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your QNAP credentials
npm run build

Configuration

Create a .env file (never commit this):

QNAP_URL=https://your-qnap.local
QNAP_USERNAME=container-mcp
QNAP_PASSWORD=your-password
QNAP_VERIFY_SSL=false

QNAP_VERIFY_SSL=false is needed for self-signed certificates (default on most QNAP devices).

Claude Code

Add to .mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qnap-container-station": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/qnap-containerstation-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "QNAP_URL": "https://your-qnap.local",
        "QNAP_USERNAME": "container-mcp",
        "QNAP_PASSWORD": "your-password",
        "QNAP_VERIFY_SSL": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qnap-container-station": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/qnap-containerstation-mcp/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "QNAP_URL": "https://your-qnap.local",
        "QNAP_USERNAME": "container-mcp",
        "QNAP_PASSWORD": "your-password",
        "QNAP_VERIFY_SSL": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Tool	Description
list_containers	List all containers with state, image, type
get_container	Get details for a specific container
get_container_logs	Fetch logs for a Docker container
start_container	Start a container
stop_container	Stop a container
restart_container	Restart a container
list_apps	List Docker Compose applications
start_app	Start a Compose app
stop_app	Stop a Compose app
restart_app	Restart a Compose app
get_system_resource	Get CPU and memory usage
list_networks	List Docker networks
get_logs	Query Container Station system logs

Note: Confirmed working on Container Station 3.x: list_containers, list_apps, start_container, stop_container, restart_container. Other endpoints may return 404 depending on your Container Station version.

Tests

# Unit tests
npm test

# Live API tests (requires .env or env vars)
npm run test:live

# Override the test container (must be safe to stop/start)
QNAP_TEST_CONTAINER_ID=<container-id> npm run test:live