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February 5, 2024

How to Install Openblocks on your Synology NAS

Openblocks is an Open Source Retool alternative. You can easily build internal tools fast, with no limitations. Get connected to most databases and any REST API platform within clicks, and unleash the fully-fledged integration of heterogeneous data, from anywhere. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Openblocks on your ... Read more about How to Install Openblocks on your Synology NAS
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February 2, 2024

Synology Install Trilium With Portainer

My previous guide for Trilium involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Trilium version via Portainer. Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases. You can look at Trilium as your own self-hosted Wikipedia. In this step by step ... Read more about Synology Install Trilium With Portainer
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February 1, 2024

How to set up a WriteOnce Shared folder on your Synology NAS

The topic of how to create a WriteOnce Shared folder on a Synology NAS recently came up and it’s something I’ve read about but never dug deep into so I figured why not do so now. Defined by Synology is a WORM (Write Once, Read Many) based technology that restricts changes and deletions of your data within a specified period of time. In order to take advantage of this capability, your Synology NAS environment must be running on version 7.2 of DSM (Diskstation Manager) and a Synology NAS model that supports immutable snapshots. My Synology DS920 falls under the 20-series...

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January 31, 2024

Synology WordPress 6.4.3

On January 30, 2024, WordPress 6.4.3 was released to the public. This version is available for “download” from wordpress.org and not in the Synology Package Center. So, if you want to download and install WordPress 6.4.3 on your Synology NAS, you have to follow my step by step guide on how to manually update a new version ... Read more about Synology WordPress 6.4.3
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January 31, 2024

Synology Install JDownloader 2 With Portainer

My previous guide for JDownloader 2 involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest JDownloader 2 version via Portainer. JDownloader 2 is a free, open-source download management tool with a huge community of developers that makes downloading as easy and fast as it should be. Users can start, ... Read more about Synology Install JDownloader 2 With Portainer
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