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.
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-
docker
📢UPDATE: 09/07/2023 - added variables in the docker-compose to allow for the new "Mobile Client push notification" feature that came with the 1.29 version. 🗒️UPDATE: 15/04/2023 - added steps to secure the `ADMIN_TOKEN` variable with PHC string (Argon2) 🗒️UPDATE: added a browser extension
synology
New network should be up and running by the end of this week (next one for sure) if all goes to plan. Both RT2600AC and MR2200AC have arrived and are waiting for me to get some time and finish up cabling up my house so I can fire them up
nas
This following weeks I will start on cabling my new house. Cat6 cables are layed down and now I need to start working on the wall jacks and my DIGITUS patch panel. Synology 2600 and 2200 routers will arrive in a few days so lan an wifi should be up
nas
This tutorial will cover detail instructions on how to configure and setup your NAS to be a PXE boot server for your LAN. Keep in mind that this is a tutorial that I wrote back 5y now, but it still applies. We will see how to setup Syno as your
101
So far we have unboxed, connected, installed, and partially configured our new NAS. Wow, not bad so far. As I mentioned in my intro post, there are still steps that need to be covered to get your NAS going and to make use of it. Now that we have configured
nas
Well, this was unexpected! Atm I have 4 Syno boxes, a 412+, 918+ and double RS3614RPXS+ with expansions (still waiting for me to start using them in my new place). But the turn of events landed me one more unit. A brand new 718+ as a payment for services. Who
synology
Well its been almost 6 months since Synology made public its community.synology.com site. What a terrible idea that was. They killed a perfectly good discussion platform just so they can roll out something "fresh" and 0 feature packed. Since its debut, community site has been a
101
This is the 1st of a total of 5 posts in the "Synology 101" thread. The intro thread covers what this series of posts will be by topics as well as some general information that beginners might find useful. For a more in-depth read on getting your