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October 7, 2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Month – October 2022

📢 UPDATE: 10/10/2022 – Reports on social media are indicating an elevated brute force attack against Synology NAS users. More details in a dedicated article. : Intro Since 2004, October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this article will cover some of the elements that an individual might implement in order to better protect themselves, their data, and any other sensitive information while using today's devices and technologies. While we all benefit greatly from the advancement of technology every day, it is important to be aware of potential threats that are present on the Internet in many shapes and forms. While...

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September 26, 2022

qBittorrent with GlueTUN VPN in Docker on a Synology NAS

qBittorrent is a torrent downloader and GlueTUN is the Docker container that has pre-configured VPN connections for numerous VPN providers. Before you start check the GlueTUN Wiki to see if your provider is on the supported list on the right-hand side. In this guide I will take you through the steps to get qBittorrent up and running in Docker and a separate GlueTUN VPN container.

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September 26, 2022

Deluge with GlueTUN VPN in Docker on a Synology NAS

Deluge is a lightweight torrent downloader, it has a number of built-in plugins to help organise your downloads and a full web interface, GlueTUN is the Docker container that has pre-configured VPN connections for numerous VPN providers. Before you start check the GlueTUN Wiki to see if your provider is on the supported list on the right-hand side. In this guide I will take you through the steps...

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September 22, 2022

What can you do with multiple NAS devices?

Table of Contents : Intro :: Prerequisites : Local scenarios :: Multiple role assignments :: Test environments :: iSCSI storage : Remote scenarios :: Site-to-site VPN :: Snapshot Replication (SR) :: Hyper Backup (HB) :: Hybrid Share (HS) :: Disaster Recovery (DR) : Conclusion : Intro This article will cover some possible scenarios in which we can use multiple NAS devices (focusing on Synology models and packages) either in a single location or distribute across multiple ones. It will also include the Synology cloud platform (C2) as one of the potential sites. If you are a novice in the world...

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September 4, 2022

Jellyseerr in Docker on a Synology NAS

Jellyseerr (a fork of Overseerr) is a web front end for the users of your Jellyfin Server, it allows them to request new Movies and Shows which are then passed to Radarr and Sonarr for automated download. In this guide I am going to take you through the steps to get Jellyseerr up and running in Docker on your Synology NAS. In order for you to successfully use this guide please follow the two steps...

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September 3, 2022

Jellyfin in Docker on a Synology NAS (No Hardware Transcoding)

In this guide I am going to take you through the setup of Jellyfin in Docker using the Synology UI. Please note this guide is for anyone that does not have Hardware Transcode abilities on their NAS. You can see the other guide for those that do. As usual, it’s important you complete the three preceding guides which will get your folder structure and docker, user and bridge network setup.

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September 2, 2022

Jellyfin in Docker on a Synology NAS (Hardware Transcoding)

In this guide I am going to take you through the setup of Jellyfin in Docker using Docker Compose. As of writing the Synology UI does not have the capability of passing through specific hardware to a container, this means we will need to set up Jellyfin via SSH using Docker Compose. However, don’t freak out as it’s not that difficult! Before we do anything else, you need to make sure your model of...

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August 27, 2022

Tautulli in Docker on a Synology NAS

Tautulli is a 3rd party application that you can run alongside your Plex Media Server to monitor activity and track various statistics. Most importantly, these statistics include what has been watched, who watched it, when and where they watched it, and how it was watched. In this guide I will take you through the steps to get Tautulli up and running in Docker. In order for you to successfully use...

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August 27, 2022

Synology FlashStation FS3410: New 24-bay NAS unveiled

Synology FlashStation FS3410

With the Synology FlashStation FS3410, the manufacturer has introduced a new flash server that is primarily aimed at businesses and professional users. It is equipped with 24 bays and is supposed to enable fast execution of I/O-intensive applications. Synology FlashStation FS3410 in detail A flash-only server for professionals, the Synology FlashStation FS3410 comes equipped with …

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August 6, 2022

What are Synology’s top 10 apps?

This article is mainly for the new users that are coming into the Synology NAS eco-system. While most brands have a decent number of apps that can run on their devices, Synology is known to cannibalize some of its apps and services and roll out new ones over time. Because of this life-cycle management, keeping up with new features, and options offered by new solutions can be a challenge for someone just starting fresh or on top of that, someone who is not well versed in the whole process of running their own server. Just to be clear, the list...

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