Synology

September 3, 2023

Synology: Install AdGuard With Portainer

My previous guides for AdGuard involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest AdGuard version via Portainer. AdGuard is DNS ad blocking similar to Pi-Hole. It’s a privacy protection software which comprises open-source and shareware products that protect Microsoft Windows, Linux, OS X, Android and iOS ... Read more about Synology: Install AdGuard With Portainer
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September 1, 2023

Synology: Install Pi-hole With Portainer

My previous guides for Pi-hole involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Pi-hole version via Portainer. Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application which acts as a DNS sinkhole and optionally a DHCP server, intended for use on a private network. ... Read more about Synology: Install Pi-hole With Portainer
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August 31, 2023

How to Shut Down a Synology NAS

In this tutorial, we’ll look at how to shut down a Synology NAS using three different options. Periodically, you’ll have to shut down your Synology NAS. There is one main way to shut down your Synology NAS (that you should use), but there are two other options that you can potentially use as well. We’ll look at all three of the options below. Before we look at the three different ways to shut down a Synology NAS, I want to explain why you must own a UPS, and how to safely shut your NAS down in the event of a...

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