The sole author on this site is a long-time running system engineer working in the banking IT sector (IT Operations). Passionate about Mac, NAS/SAN, virtualization, and Docker environments.
dsm7
About a month ago I have had an opportunity to get some information regarding some potential changes regarding DSM7 and some of its features as well as some apps and services that will come at some point in time. Considering the whole COVID-19 situation as well as Synology decision
docker
In this short article, I would like to focus on Plex and LIFX integration using webhooks. In case you are not familiar with webhooks, it is a method that allows you to alter the behavior of a web page (or service) with an HTTP callback. More info here: https://en.
docker
Table of Contents : Running container UI on a custom non-8080 port : Check the tun module status : How to check if you are running inside the VPN? * UPDATE: How to use this VPN qBittorrent container as a gateway for any other container * UPDATE: How to run NordVPN via Lynx protocol
review
A few weeks ago I was looking for a laptop desktop stand that would allow me (or my wife) to elevate the laptop a bit but still allow me to type on it without the need for a secondary keyboard. The idea behind this was not to use the laptop
nas
Since I have switched my 718+ NAS to all-flash (double WD blue 500GB) I haven’t had a chance to test it out regarding its performance. Truth is that I was waiting for more RAM considering that this model comes only with 2GB RAM. Now that I have 16GB
synology
UPDATE: 11/05/2020 - Added YT links to all 3 official sessions UPDATE: 21/05/2020 - Today we got presentation slides (as PDFs) so I will share them in the categories below as well as some Q/A for each section Like any other 2020 events in the world, Synology
nas
We all love our data. But you know what we love more? When that data is backed up. But I bet there is also something more that we all love, a valid, working backup. In this short tutorial, I will cover a very basic method of testing your Synology C2
nas
Exactly 2 months ago my 718+ NAS got an upgrade with a pair of brand new WD Blue 500GB SSDs. The whole idea behind that is to have 718 and 918 running with max RAM and all flash storage. In my ongoing process of offloading 918 on RS3614 unit I
apple
As expected, Apple was has also decided to stream their 31st WWDC (Developer conference) due to COVID-19 worldwide situation. Reading the press release posted yesterday May 5th, Apple will, beginning June 22, host this event virtually for free for all developers via Apple Dev app and on the Apple
starwars
As some of you know, yesterday was #StarWars day, May 4th. Considering that Disney now holds all the cards on all SW related content, we didn’t had to wait for Friday to get a new and final episode of The Clone Wars final season. Glorious! I won’t spoil
docker
Almost a year ago I wrote on how to setup Grafana via Docker on your Synology NAS using a popular GIT configuration (Grafana + InfluxDB + Telegraf). In that same article I haven’t posted any pictures or dashboards that I use daily. Many things have changed in the past year regarding
starwars
Before you continue reading, please note that this short article will contain written and graphical spoilers of season 7 episode 11. You have been warned. Again, huge fan of Star Wars! Today was the day we have seen the events of Order 66 being executed from the main protagonist'