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nas
UPDATE 17/09/2021 - Synology has announced that the VPN Plus package (on SRM OS) has transitioned to a permanently free licensing program. Here is the official press release: Taipei, Taiwan—September 22, 2021—Synology announced today that its VPN server solution for Synology Routers, VPN Plus, has transitioned to
nas
The time has finally come! I have managed to get a used 42U rack in excellent shape and have it delivered to my new place. Why 42? Because it was close to nothing compare to a 27U one for example. Considering it fits, I said, why not. No intention at
Considering that my new rack installation has been delayed, in the meantime WD has just pushed out brand new SSDs from their RED lineup. Designed for 24/7 workload in both 2,5" and M.2 and sized from 500GB to 4 TB (only in 2,5") these
activebackup
📢UPDATE: 02/06/2021 - added new information on ABB data transfer compression and encryption Since Active Backup for Business version 2.2.0-1761, Synology has added two new features. Enable data transfer compression Enable data transfer encryption 📢UPDATE: 07/12/2020 - new information regarding AB agent supports for Linux
docker
💡UPDATE: 10/10/2023 - considering that Commento has been deprecated, make sure to check its brand-new fork Comentario! 🗒️UPDATE: 16/08/2022 - as of today, this site no longer uses Commento++ since the Ghost platform came out with its own built-in comments feature. 🗒️UPDATE: 21/06/2021 - made
Few days ago I got my work DELL display (U2515H) replaced after 4 years. Considering I was using it I got the offer to buy it, so I did. Not that my 27" iMac is not enough, but sometimes its better not to swipe from one desktop to the
docker
🗒️UPDATE: 01/09/2020 - changed linuxserver repo image from letsencrypt to new one, linuxserver/swag 🗒️UPDATE 15.4.2020. Since DSM 6.2.3-25423 version, Let's Encrypt wild card certificates can be created from DSM Control Panel > Security > Certificates. This will work for Synology-owned
docker
💡UPDATE: With DSM 7 editing custom reverse proxy settings will not work no more. This process is still valid for DSM 6. 💡UPDATE: added info on the bottom on using this feature over a 3rd party reverse proxy setup like NGINX proxy manager This update will focus on the "
docker
UPDATE: in case you do not wanna use Synology's reverse proxy, look into a custom NGINX Docker setup that will in the end give more options and features when it comes to some other custom modifications This tutorial will cover a few short steps that you need to
docker
UPDATE: 11/06/2021 - I have added a new article with the up-to-date version of this stack. The new stack uses the new InfluxDB 2.0+ so be sure to use that article if you want the latest version Grafana 8 - InfluxDB 2 - Telegraf - 2021 monitoring stackSee how
synology
Finally managed to start working on configuring my new network cabinet (not done yet) and my 5G mesh setup from Synology using RT2600AC and MR2200AC routers. So far it was fun and easy, nothing special. Wifi singnal is strong and all over the place :D Atm, my RT2200AC router is
docker
📢UPDATE: 07/08/2022 - Update to version 5.0.x will require some changes in the variables if you are running RC via Docker. Added changes to the needed sections. 📢UPDATE: Added docker-compose for Mongo and Rocket Chat as separate containers ❗WARNING: Keep in mind that MongoDB 4.4-