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.
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 Once you start self-hosting your apps and services you will want to be on top of things. This includes being notified if there are any problems or simply knowing when
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
srm SRM 1.3 upcoming features This week we got some interesting information from the official Synology community forum. Not in the form of an official announcement, but as a response from one of Synology's official
giveaway Blackvoid's 2nd-anniversary giveaway! UPDATE: 31/03/2021 - The giveaway winner has been randomly selected, congratulations to "PlataOPlomo" for winning this years prize!UPDATE: 26/3/2021 - Giveaway is now closed. Thank
quicktips Synology quick tips! This will be an article of all the quick tips that I think users need to remember when it comes to using your Synology products. I will be adding more
dsm DSM 6.2.4-25554 is here UPDATE 09/04/21 - added info on the matter of having BTRFS problems on some x20 and x18 modelDO NOT update to 6.2.4 version if you have
nas NEW M.2 NVMe SNV3000 800G drives and 10/25Gbe PCI add-in cards Synology is on the go by the looks of it. Not just are they working on the latest DSM 7 OS version that should come out this spring/summer, but
101 Synology 101 - Part 5: Security & access Here we are at the end of this 101 series. To wrap this up, this article will focus on security and secure access in general. You will see what would
101 Synology 101 - Part 4: Services So far we have installed DSM (Synology OS) on the NAS, configured user(s) and groups, as well as made some folders where we can place some content. Now the
101 Synology 101 - Part 3: Shared Folders The most important part for most NAS users is the use of shared folders. As the name suggests shared folder will allow you to organize your data in meaningful categories
Data privacy - can your NAS and self-hosted services improve your data privacy? Today is January 28th, 2021 and it is Data Privacy Day (or Data Protection Day)! It was first initiated in 2007 as the European Data Protection Day, which was later
Self-hosting vs "cloud" hosting Nowadays this might not be a question many people would ask themselves, but with the increased problems with privacy, security, cheaper hardware, more open source, and free software, it would
nas NEW Synology HDD(s) spotted! UPDATE: 25/03/2021 - Added new info on HDD brands supported with the new x21 modelsUPDATE: 18/02/2021 - Added info on official plan regarding forcing Synology branded
dsm7 DSM 7 - Directory Server - add macOS 11 (Big Sur) Mac to Synology Active Directory When you say Active Directory in 99% of the time, one name comes to mind, Microsoft. I'm sure that people reading this article are here for a reason, and are
dsm7 3rd-party package support in DSM 7 UPDATE: 19/3/2021 - Today Synology announced they will retire their Cloud Station suite on DSM (not SRM) as of April 30th, 2021A few months back Synology had announced
dsm7 DSM 7 - Active Backup for Business v2.2.0-11761 (BETA) UPDATE: 26/02/2021 - Added update info on Linux backup over the Internet in the Add Linux machine and create backup/restore operations section.In October of 2019, I
games Cyberpunk 2077 on nVIDIA GeForceNOW! After two delays Cyberpunk 2077 is finally here! From the developers that brought the Witcher franchise for us, now comes a futuristic 1st person RPG. I have been waiting a
