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Farewell to 7 Docker Tools: Dockhand Just Killed Them All in One Go

7 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Dockhand has taken out 7 separate Docker tools with a single elegant and modern container, drastically reducing overhead, complexity, and the number of services running on your NAS. Launched at the end of 2025 and exploding in popularity in 2026, it’s considered by many in the homelab/self-hosted community as the natural successor (and often superior) … Read more about Farewell to 7 Docker Tools: Dockhand Just Killed Them All in One Go

How to Schedule Automatic Container Updates in Dockhand

7 March 20266 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

For years I’ve run Docker containers on my Synology NAS and UGREEN NAS boxes and relied on Watchtower for automatic updates. It was convenient until it wasn’t. Silent image updates started breaking services, containers failed to restart properly, and I lost visibility and control over when and how changes happened. After trying several alternatives I … Read more about How to Schedule Automatic Container Updates in Dockhand

UGREEN NAS: How to Reset Portainer Password

5 March 20265 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Sometimes it can happen to even the most prepared of users to lose their Portainer password. If this happens, if you do not have a Backup of Portainer, the only solution left is to reset your current Portainer password. In this step by step guide I will show you how to reset the password in … Read more about UGREEN NAS: How to Reset Portainer Password

How to Install May on Your UGREEN NAS

5 March 20264 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

May is a modern, self-hosted web dashboard application for vehicle management. It provides a clean interface to log fuel fill-ups, automatically calculate consumption (such as MPG or L/100km), track expenses, schedule maintenance, set reminders, and store related documents across multiple vehicles per user. The app supports full multi-user access, features interactive analytics charts, customizable notifications … Read more about How to Install May on Your UGREEN NAS

Synology & UGREEN: Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.20

3 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

On March 3, 2026, Dockhand switched from version 1.0.19 to the new 1.0.20 version. Dockhand fixes the following issues: Fix: Regression on Synology DSM – Error response from daemon: client version 1.53 is too new. Maximum supported API version is 1.43 Fix: Fix ARM64 regression: Go collector crashing on Raspberry Pi and other ARM devices … Read more about Synology & UGREEN: Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.20

How to Install Shelfmark on Your Synology NAS

3 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Shelfmark is a self-hosted web interface for searching and downloading books and audiobooks from multiple sources, including popular web archives, torrents, Usenet, and IRC. It offers a clean modern UI with real-time download tracking, multi-user support via a built-in request system, and seamless automatic integration with library tools like Calibre, Calibre-Web, and Audiobookshelf, requiring no … Read more about How to Install Shelfmark on Your Synology NAS