As self-hosted setups grow, the tools we use to manage Docker containers often evolve with them. Portainer has long been a popular choice for visual container management on Synology and UGREEN NAS systems, offering a clean web interface for deploying, monitoring, and controlling containers. As you know, most of my tutorials have used Portainer. However, … Read more about How to Move Your Docker Containers From Portainer to Dockhand
Immich has become one of the most popular self-hosted photo and video management platforms, offering a polished, Google Photos like experience while keeping your media fully under your control. One of its most powerful features is the ability to use an external library, a folder of photos and videos that already exists on your storage, … Read more about How to Easily Set Up Immich External Library on Your Synology and UGREEN NAS
When setting up a storage pool or volume on your UGREEN NAS for the first time, you must choose between Ext4 and Btrfs. This decision is permanent without reformatting and migrating data, so it is worth understanding the differences before you proceed. The file system cannot be changed later without deleting the storage pool and … Read more about UGREEN NAS: EXT4 vs Btrfs – Which File System Should You Choose?
On September 23, 2026, Dockhand switched from version 1.0.48 to the new 1.0.49Â version. Dockhand fixes the following issues and adds new options: New – Tag containers and stacks, then filter and group the grid by tag New – Search and filter containers by label New – Editor themes: select from 40 themes with live preview … Read more about Synology & UGREEN Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.49
SRM 1.3.2 is the current operating system of the Synology RT6600ax, WRX560, RT2600ac and MR2200ac routers. Version 1.3.2-9366 Update 3 is the third official update released for version 1.3.2, and was released on September 22, 2026. Unfortunately, the new SRM 1.3.2-9366 Update 3 version maintains the outdated PHP 5.5.25 version, an issue that I reported … Read more about Synology SRM Version 1.3.2-9366 Update 3
On September 22, 2026, WordPress 7.1.2 was released to the public. This version is available for âdownloadâ from wordpress.org and not in the Synology Package Center. So, if you want to download and install WordPress 7.1.2 on your Synology NAS, you have to follow my step by step guide on how to manually update a new version … Read more about Synology & UGREEN NAS WordPress 7.1.2 Released