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July 17, 2024

Synology WordPress 6.6

On July 16, 2024, WordPress 6.6 was released to the public. The latest and greatest version of WordPress is WordPress 6.6 code name “Dorsey” and it’s in honor of Tommy Dorsey. This version is available for “download” from wordpress.org but not in the Synology Package Center. So, if you want to download and install WordPress 6.6 on ...
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July 16, 2024

How to Install Draw.io on Your UGREEN NAS

Draw.io (formerly Diagramly) is free online diagram software. You can use it as a flowchart maker, network diagram software, to create UML online, as an ER diagram tool, to design database schema, to build BPMN online, as a circuit diagram maker, and more. draw.io can import .vsdx, Gliffy™ and Lucidchart™ files. The software allows you ...
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July 16, 2024

How to Install Redlib on Your Synology NAS

Redlib is an updated fork of Libreddit and it hopes to provide an easier way to browse Reddit without the ads, trackers, and bloat. Redlib was inspired by other alternative front-ends to popular services such as Invidious for YouTube, Nitter for Twitter, and Bibliogram for Instagram. In this step by step guide I will show ...
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July 14, 2024

Synology: Pi-hole Docker Version 2024.07.0

In July of 2024, the Pi-hole team released version 5.18.3 of their core product, Docker version 2024.07.0 being the latest version for Docker. You can install it for free on your Synology NAS using my handy guide. 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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July 13, 2024

How to Install VoucherVault on Your Synology NAS

VoucherVault is a web application that allows you to manage coupons, vouchers and gift cards digitally. It provides a web portal that is mobile friendly and easy to use. Additionally, it supports expiry notifications via Apprise URLs that will frequently remind you to redeem your stuff. In this step by step guide I will show ...
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July 12, 2024

How to Install Homebridge on Your UGREEN NAS

Homebridge is a lightweight NodeJS server you can run on your home network that emulates the iOS HomeKit API. Homebridge allows you to integrate with smart home devices that do not support the HomeKit protocol. After installing Homebridge, it remains running and connected to your network, ready to service requests from Siri. In this step ...
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July 11, 2024

How to Install Binternet on Your Synology NAS

Binternet doesn’t host any content. All content shown on any Binternet instances is from Pinterest. The main concept of Binternet is that you don’t want the random popups forcing you to log in, and you don’t want a bunch of JS. Binternet hopes to provide an easier way to browse Pinterest, without the ads and ...
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July 10, 2024

How to Install Speedtest Tracker on Your UGREEN NAS

SpeedTest Tracker is a program that runs a speedtest check every hour and graphs the results in a fancy way. The back-end is written in Laravel and the front-end uses Filament. It uses Ookla’s Speedtest cli to get the data and uses Chart.js to plot the results. In this step by step guide I will ...
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July 9, 2024

How to Install SFTPGo on Your Synology NAS

SFTPGo is a full-featured and highly configurable event-driven file transfer solution. It supports the following server protocols: SFTP, HTTP/S, FTP/S, WebDAV and the following storage backends: local filesystem, encrypted local filesystem, S3 (compatible) Object Storage, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, other SFTP servers. With SFTPGo you can leverage local and cloud storage backends for ...
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