docker Grafana 8 - InfluxDB 2 - Telegraf - 2021 monitoring stack About two years ago I wrote the same article like this one. How to run your GIT monitoring stack with Grafana, InfluxDB, and Telegraf. Like with every platform, both Grafana
dsm7 Synology Photos In Synology history, several apps went through an evolution period, and during that period they were updated, changed, rebranded, and eventually replaced by a new platform. Years back, Synology started
docker Docker 20.10 for DSM 6 & 7 is here I waited a few days before posting this as I wanted to see how the update process will effect my setup. Docker for DSM (both 6 and 7) has been
dsm7 DSM 7 Release candidate is here! Today, Synology has pushed out a release candidate version of their new DSM 7 OS. WARNING: this version is for EVALUATION ONLY! Do not install this version on your main
dsm7 Best practices when doing a major DSM upgrade Any major upgrade or update can lead to problems as well as resolutions or even major feature additions to the platform or appliance running it. The same principle applies to
dsm7 DSM 7 to DSM 6 downgrade (unofficial and unsupported) If you are not familiar with Synology and their DSM OS it would be good to know that when it comes to updates, there is only one official way, forward.
rune Synology RT2600AC running gigabit fiber After 11 months of waiting, I finally got fiber installed. This was tough I have to say. Last year in April I started an article with updates on my fiber
review Proton Mail 4.0 Even though I am an advocate of self-hosting there is one thing that I do not want to self-host, and that's email. To have an effective self-hosted email you need
apple WWDC21 In the Apple world, the month of June is reserved for all those creative people, for people that make the Apple ecosystem what it is today. For developers. Worldwide Developers
srm SRM 1.2.5-8227 update UPDATE 25/05/2021 - v1.2.5-8225 have been recalled and replaced with v1.2.5-8227. This update has been recalled on May 25, 2021, due to an issue
docker Authelia - SSO and 2FA portal IntroIn the world of self-hosting and open-source, there are a lot of great solutions, and some of them might not have a strong user authentification protection, or don't have anything
docker Unifi Controller via Docker UPDATE 11/05/2021 - added some details on the bottom regarding performance of the Unifi US-16-XG switchIf you are looking to run your Ubiquiti gear you will need an
bitwarden World password day 2021 In case you are not familiar with it, world password day (#passwordday) is a thing! Going back to 2013, it's celebrated on the 1st Thursday of May, and this year
docker NGINX proxy manager Guess this article was one long overdue considering how many Docker containers I run and a decent amount of those are running via reverse proxy. Considering that I run Docker
docker STORJ - NAS as a DCS node Crypto talk is everywhere around us. If you are not open to mine for some BTC or ETH using oversized GPUs but do have some spare HDD space, maybe this
docker Disaster recovery using Snapshot & Replication (Bitwarden scenario using Docker) About a year ago, I have written an article on one of Synology's great apps, the Snapshot and Replication tool. DR - disaster recovery SR - Snapshot and Replication BW
backup Is your data safe? World backup day 2021 NOTE: 2nd-anniversary winner has been chosen! Details in the Giveaway winner! section of this articleEvery year March 31st is #WorldBackupDay. In case you are unaware, this is the day that
nas Pushover - notifications for all your needs UPDATE: added alternative Option 1A for using Pushover email as a push method in DSM 7Once you start self-hosting your apps and services you will want to be on top
docker Matomo and Microsoft SharePoint - proper way to track your Intranet Following on my previous article on getting Matomo platform up and running, just wanted to show if, and how you can use it to monitor SharePoint sites as well. For
docker Matomo - self-hosted web analytics platform In case you are on the hunt for some self-hosted web analytics platform and refuse to use Google analytics, then keep reading. Matomo (formerly Piwik until 2018), is an open-source
docker Diun - friendly docker image update notifier UPDATE: 06/04/2021 - Added Rocket.Chat docker-compose options for running this along side PushoverDo I love Docker? I LOVE it! But, regardless do you run your apps on
synology Cloud Station suite to be discontinued in favor of Drive 3.0 Well, we all saw this coming right? No? You must be new to the world of NAS and Synology. Don't worry this is normal. On March 19th, 2021., Synology made
bitwarden Bitwarden Send - NEW feature! UPDATE: 28/3/2021 - The Send feature is now part of version 1.20 of the bitwardenrs Docker image.A few days ago Bitwarden has pushed a new feature
workshops Synology Workshops 2021 Just as last year, Synology will be giving four workshop web sessions to present their new software and hardware features coming this year. 2021 workshop sessionStarting on April 7th, all
plex PLEX, bare metal or Docker? UPDATE: 16/3/21 - PLEX has pushed out a DSM 7 specific version of their Synology server install. Be sure to download it from plex.tv if you are
