February 15, 2024

Configuring Snapshot Alarms in vSphere

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to configure Snapshot Alarms in vSphere. ** This guides applies to my personal home lab environment so please proceed with caution and take the appropriate steps including documentation to ensure you have a successful backup. ** Log into your vSphere client. Select your vCenter Server object. Select Configure, Alarm Definitions, followed by Add. 4. Provide an Alarm Name, Description, and select Virtual Machine from the Target Type drop-down list. 5. Define your parameters (see below for an example): 6. Select Next: 7. Select Create: 8....

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February 15, 2024

Synology Virtual Machine Manager

As defined by Synology, Virtual Machine Manager (Synology VMM) lets you build a cost-effective and easily managed virtualization environment by combining computing, storage, and networking resources on a single hardware platform. The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to install and configure the Synology Virtual Machine Manager application on my Synology DS723+. Log into your Synology NAS and then select Package Center from the Synology Desktop: The Synology apps currently installed on my Synology DS723+ include the following: Search for Virtual Machine Manager and double-click the shortcut to proceed with the installation:...

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February 13, 2024

How to Install Zabbix on Your Synology NAS

Zabbix is a software that monitors numerous parameters of a network and the health and integrity of servers. Zabbix uses a flexible notification mechanism that allows users to configure e-mail-based alerts for virtually any event. This allows a fast reaction to server problems. Zabbix offers excellent reporting and data visualization features based on the stored ... Read more about How to Install Zabbix on Your Synology NAS
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February 13, 2024

How to Install Home Gallery on Your Synology NAS

Home Gallery is a self-hosted, open-source web gallery to browse personal photos and videos featuring tagging, mobile-friendly, and AI powered image and face discovery. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Home Gallery on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer. STEP 1 Please Support My work by Making a Donation. ... Read more about How to Install Home Gallery on Your Synology NAS
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February 11, 2024

Synology Install SearXNG With Portainer

My previous guide for SearXNG involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest SearXNG version via Portainer. SearXNG is a free Internet metasearch engine which aggregates results from more than 70 search services. Users are neither tracked, nor profiled. It’s similar to SearX and Whoogle. SearXNG development has ... Read more about Synology Install SearXNG With Portainer
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February 9, 2024

How to Install Palworld Server on Your Synology NAS

This Docker container helps you get started with hosting your own dedicated Palworld server on your Synology NAS. Palworld is an upcoming action-adventure, survival, and monster-taming game created and published by Japanese developer Pocket Pair. The game is set in an open world populated with animal-like creatures called “Pals”, which players can battle and capture ... Read more about How to Install Palworld Server on Your Synology NAS
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