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QNAP Releases Container Station 3.0 with a brand-new UI, allowing developers to efficiently deploy Containers and Microservices
Supports LXD, Docker, Kata Containers lightweight virtualization technologies, enabling the flexible, versatile Microservices architecture on QNAP NAS

Taipei, Taiwan, August 2, 2023 – QNAP® Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking and storage solution innovator, today announced Container Station 3.0 with a revamped user interface, offering developers a more convenient and flexible container deployment experience and storage environment.
“We want to thank all the users who contributed feedback during the Container Station 3.0 Beta, as it greatly helped us make improvements and refinements to the official version,” said Jimmy Tan, Product Manager of QNAP, “Container Station users can now enjoy a more convenient and user-friendly container deployment and management experience, eliminating unnecessary configuration steps and saving time.”
QNAP Container Station is the only NAS container platform on the market that supports LXD, Docker®, Kata and Kubernetes (K3s). Developers can efficiently run container applications and save the data securely on QNAP NAS to build a versatile container-based Microservices architecture solution. Container Station 3.0 further optimizes the user experience, helping developers run and manage containers smartly.
The benefits of the revamped user interface in Container Station 3.0
- Change configurations online and update in real time by recreating running containers
- Save frequently-used container commands for greater efficiency
- Upload Image and YAML files from local devices (PC or QNAP NAS) or the cloud
- Multiple network modes and VLAN support
- Customized container information lists
- App templates for quick starts
Container Station 3.0 system requirements:
x86-based (Intel or AMD processor) QNAP NAS with QTS 5.1.0 (or later), QuTS hero h5.1.0 (or later)
To learn more about Container Station, please visit https://www.qnap.com/go/software/container-station.
For more product information and to view the full QNAP NAS lineup, please visit www.qnap.com
About QNAP
QNAP (Quality Network Appliance Provider) is devoted to providing comprehensive solutions in software development, hardware design and in-house manufacturing. Focusing on storage, networking and smart video innovations, QNAP now introduce a revolutionary Cloud NAS solution that joins our cutting-edge subscription-based software and diversified service channel ecosystem. QNAP envisions NAS as being more than simple storage and has created a cloud-based networking infrastructure for users to host and develop artificial intelligence analysis, edge computing and data integration on their QNAP solutions.