October is the perfect time to refresh your self-hosted setup. New Docker containers keep appearing, and many of them solve everyday problems in smarter, lighter, or more private ways. Whether you run a Synology, UGREEN, or Asustor NAS, these recent apps are worth testing this month. I spend a lot of time testing new self-hosted … Read more about 7 New Self-Hosted Apps You Should Try in October 2026
Nginx Proxy Manager makes it very easy to manage reverse proxies and SSL certificates with Let’s Encrypt. Over time, however, you often end up with many certificates that are no longer used, leftover from tests, old domains, or services you removed. At the same time, active certificates eventually need renewal to stay valid. Keeping your … Read more about How to Delete Unused and Renew SSL Certificates in Nginx Proxy Manager
Running Docker on a Synology, UGREEN and Asustor NAS is incredibly useful: you can host media servers, databases, dashboards, and dozens of other services with ease. Over time, however, Docker accumulates a large number of unused images, intermediate layers, and dangling tags. These leftovers quietly eat away at your precious storage on your NAS device. … Read more about How to Free Disk Space on Your NAS if You Run Docker and Dockhand
On September 30, 2026, Dockhand switched from version 1.0.49 to the new 1.0.50 version. Dockhand fixes the following issues and adds new options: New – Update a container straight from its details view when a newer image is available New – Duplicate a backup schedule to reuse its settings for another destination New – Mark a … Read more about Synology & UGREEN Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.50
Swiish is an open-source, self-hostable platform for creating and sharing digital business cards. It lets you build customizable cards with contact details, generate QR codes (simple links or full vCards), share them via unique URLs, and enable recipients to save the info directly to their phones, with PWA support for offline access and an admin … Read more about How to Install Swiish on Your Synology NAS
On September 28, 2026, UGREEN released the new UGOS PRO version 1.20.0.0142. Below I will guide you step by step through the process of installing the new UGOS PRO 1.20.0.0142. This update fixes an issue where the process could get stuck when decompressing multiple archives in batch. There is also a new Docker Engine update: version … Read more about UGREEN NAS UGOS PRO 1.20.0.0142 Released