June 23, 2024

Synology Install FileGator with Portainer

My previous guide for FileGator involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest FileGator version via Portainer. FileGator is a free, open-source, self-hosted web application for managing files and folders. FileGator has multi-user support so you can have admins and other users managing files with different access permissions, ...
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June 23, 2024

How to Install Paperless-NGX on Your UGREEN NAS

Paperless-ngx is a document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep, well, less paper. Office files such as .docx can also be uploaded. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Paperless-ngx with Office files support on your UGREEN NAS using ...
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June 22, 2024

How to Install Jellyfin With Hardware Transcoding on Your UGREEN NAS

Jellyfin is a free Software Media System that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media. It is an alternative to the proprietary Emby and Plex, to provide media from a dedicated server to end-user devices via multiple apps. Jellyfin is the volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media. … Read more about How to Install Jellyfin With Hardware Transcoding on Your UGREEN NAS

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June 20, 2024

Synology: Best Docker Containers For Diagrams

Software diagrams are visual tools that help us comprehend complex applications more easily. Below you can find a list of free Docker diagram apps that can be installed on your Synology NAS to make flowcharts, process diagrams, org charts, UML, ER and network diagrams. Draw.io (formerly Diagramly) is free online diagram software. You can use ...
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June 19, 2024

How to Install Watchtower on Your UGREEN NAS

Watchtower is a Docker application that monitors your running containers for changes to the image. When an update is available in the Docker registry, Watchtower detects the changes and pulls down the new copy of the image. It will then restart the container using the new image and the same start options of the original, ...
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June 18, 2024

Synology Install Watchtower with Portainer

My previous guide for Watchtower involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Watchtower version via Portainer. Watchtower is a Docker application that monitors your running containers for changes to the image. When an update is available in the Docker registry, Watchtower detects the changes and pulls down the ...
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June 16, 2024

Synology Install WatchYourLAN with Portainer

My previous guide for WatchYourLAN involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest WatchYourLAN version via Portainer. WatchYourLAN, or WYL for short, is a Lightweight network IP scanner with web GUI that can be personalized with different themes. WatchYourLAN looks like a good project with a lot ...
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June 15, 2024

Synology: Best Docker Containers For File Management

A file manager or file browser is a computer program that provides a user interface to manage files and folders. Below you can find a list of free Docker apps for file management that can be installed on your Synology NAS to help you organize and edit your files. File Browser provides an amazing easy ...
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