June 10, 2025

How to Install ntop on Your UGREEN NAS

Ntop is computer software that probes a computer network to show network use (Traffic Analytics) in a way similar to what the program top does for processes. In interactive mode, it displays the network status on the user’s terminal. In Web mode, it acts as a web server, creating a HTML dump of the network ...
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June 8, 2025

Synology: Pi-hole Docker Version V6 2025.06.1

On June 7, 2025, the Pi-hole team released version 6.1.2 of their core product, Docker version 2025.06.1 being the latest version for Docker. You can install it for free on your Synology NAS using my handy guides. Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application which acts as a DNS sinkhole, and optionally ...
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June 8, 2025

How to Install Bookologia on Your Synology NAS

Bookologia is an open-source, self-hosted book search engine designed to help users find books quickly and efficiently. It features a specialized scraping engine that collects metadata from Goodreads, allowing users to access detailed book information with a single command. The app can be easily hosted locally using Docker, offering a simple and effective experience for ...
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June 6, 2025

How to Install YaDNSb on Your Synology NAS

YaDNSb is a powerful and versatile tool designed to measure and compare the performance of DNS servers across multiple protocols. Supporting IPv4, IPv6, DNS over HTTPS (DoH), DNS over TLS (DoT), and DNS over QUIC (DoQ), it provides comprehensive benchmarking for modern DNS configurations. Whether you’re a network administrator, developer, or tech enthusiast, YaDNSb helps ...
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June 6, 2025

How to Install DumbAssets on Your Synology NAS

DumbAssets is a straightforward, open-source asset tracking application designed by DumbWare to simplify the management of physical assets. This simple tool allows users to organize and monitor their belongings, including components, warranties, and routine maintenance tasks, all within a single, user-friendly platform. With DumbAssets, you can easily log purchase details, track warranty periods, and schedule … Read more about How to Install DumbAssets on Your Synology NAS

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June 5, 2025

How to Install Warracker on Your Synology NAS

Warracker is an open-source warranty tracker for individuals and teams. With Warracker, you have at your disposal the easiest way to organize product warranties, monitor expiration dates, and store receipts or related documents. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Warracker on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer. STEP 1 ...
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June 3, 2025

Synology: Discord Channel to Reach 10K Members

It’s been a while, dear friends, since the last update on our Discord community. Today I’m happy to announce that our Synology server in Discord is on its way to 10K members. We’re the biggest Synology community on Discord right now, and always excited to welcome new members to our server. We promise we’re a ...
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