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In August 2025, several Docker containers have received significant upgrades. I’m committed to keeping you in the loop with the latest for my Docker, Portainer, and Docker Compose guides, so I’ve put together a list of the containers that have seen noteworthy changes this month. It’s because of your support and encouragement that I keep ...

BirdNET-Go is an open-source, AI-powered application designed for real-time avian monitoring and identification. It leverages the BirdNET AI model, trained on over 6,500 bird species, to provide continuous bird song analysis with low resource usage, making it compatible with devices like Synology NAS. The application runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS, serving bird enthusiasts, researchers, ...

Sync-in is a secure, open-source platform for file storage, sharing, collaboration, and synchronization, giving users full data control through self-hosted infrastructure. It ensures privacy with no tracking or telemetry and offers granular permission management for users and groups at space and file levels. The platform supports cross-device synchronization with native desktop clients for Windows, macOS, … Read more about How to Install Sync-in on Your Synology NAS

My previous guide for FileZilla involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest FileZilla version via Portainer. FileZilla is a free software, cross-platform FTP application, consisting of FileZilla Client and FileZilla Server. Client binaries are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS, server binaries are available for ...

Trip is a minimalist, privacy-focused app for tracking points of interest and planning trips. Fully self-hostable with no telemetry, it ensures user data control. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Trip on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer. STEP 1 Please Support My work by Making a Donation. ...

Haus is an online workstation designed as an alternative to Moodist, created by the same developer, remvze. Unlike Moodist, which primarily focuses on ambient sounds with additional productivity tools, Haus is built from the ground up to serve as a comprehensive workspace. It integrates all of Moodist’s features, including an ambient sound player with the ...

Portracker is a self-hosted, open-source tool for real-time port monitoring and network service discovery. It automatically scans systems to detect services and ports, preventing deployment failures due to conflicts. With a lightweight, single-process design and embedded SQLite database, it supports Docker, offers peer-to-peer monitoring, hierarchical server grouping, and a modern, responsive UI. Deployable via Docker … Read more about How to Install Portracker on Your UGREEN NAS

Umami is a simple, fast, privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics. The goal is to provide you with a friendlier, privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics and a free, open-sourced alternative to paid solutions. Umami collects only the metrics you care about and everything fits on a single page. You can use Umami on your UGREEN NAS ...

DashLit is a lightweight, self-hosted start page designed for your server, offering a simple and customizable application hub. It features an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, allowing users to create and organize their start page without editing files. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install DashList on your Synology NAS using Docker ...