March 2026 has been an intense month, full of major updates, a few disappointments, and plenty of real talk from the self-hosted world. The good news is that Dockhand continues to grow incredibly day after day. What started as a breath of fresh air has become the preferred Docker management tool for thousands of us with serious homelabs. It’s replacing Portainer at an impressive speed, with real quality-of-life improvements: cleaner UI, better multi-host support, rock-solid stability, and features that actually matter for those who care about privacy and control. And the best part? It remains completely free for personal use and 100% self-hosted. If you haven’t tried it yet, you’re missing out on something big.
Unfortunately, not everything has been positive. Portainer is affected by two bugs that I personally reported more than a month ago in the new LTS version 2.39.0, and they still haven’t been fixed, except for one. The first one is #13075 and it’s not solved. The second was #13082, which was only fixed in 2.39.1. Both make the stacks part unreliable and frustrating to use. It’s pretty sad to see a historic tool in this state. Fortunately, Dockhand continues to be an excellent Portainer replacement, and many of you are migrating without regrets.
Another important March highlight is Grimmory, which completely replaces Booklore. Booklore no longer exists: the developer did a full delete on the entire project, deleting the GitHub repo, official site, and Discord after community criticism about the excessive use of AI in PRs and development. Grimmory is the active successor/fork and a clear improvement. That’s why I published two brand-new, complete guides this month. Both are fully tested, up-to-date, and ready to use.
Install Grimmory on your Synology NAS
Install Grimmory on your UGREEN NAS
I’ve updated hundreds of guides, tons of compose files, and thousands of screenshots this month. In the coming months I’ll also be adding the Asustor guides that the community has been asking for. Important advice: avoid AI-generated websites full of NAS guides. They’re low-effort, packed with errors, broken compose files. Here on mariushosting everything is tested and written by a real human, me, Marius, who immediately fixes errors and breaking changes down to the smallest detail almost in real time. I care deeply about this blog and spend several hours every single day working on it.
Speaking of UGREEN: the Kickstarter had the usual classic issues (extremely high demand, supply-chain delays, and some complaints), but the news is positive. The campaign launched in March, it’s already heavily funded, and UGREEN is moving forward with production and the expected deliveries. Anyone who pre-ordered can relax because the project is proceeding.
The world outside our self-hosted bubble isn’t looking great: the oil crisis (caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and tensions in the Middle East) is driving up prices and creating energy uncertainty. In this context, only a few Samaritans supported me this month. Support for mariushosting is low and, as always, the community’s concrete help is needed to keep up-to-date, high-quality guides. Thank you to everyone who’s always here. mariushosting is home: clear guides, tested by a real person, updated in every tiny detail, and designed to make you truly independent with your NAS. Whether it’s Synology, UGREEN or Asustor, I’ve got you covered. Below, the most recent updated guides on mariushosting in March 2026.
Vikunja is an open source, selfhosted application. With Vikunja you can easily organize all of your tasks in lists. Put lists together in a namespace to keep related stuff grouped together. Vikunja lets you easily share a list or a namespace with another user or a whole team! You can also assign tasks to people so everybody knows who’s working on what. Note: Install Vikunja on Your Synology NAS.
Twenty is an open-source CRM platform designed as a modern, flexible alternative to traditional solutions like Salesforce and Pipedrive. Twenty aims to address the high costs and data lock-in issues of conventional CRMs. With a user-friendly interface, Twenty offers customizable objects for storing unique data, advanced features for business process management, and the ability to serve as a versatile platform for building various business tools. Note: Install Twenty on Your Synology NAS.
LinkStack is a highly customizable link sharing platform with an intuitive, easy to use user interface. LinkStack offers more features than any other comparable solution out there. Note: Install Linkstack on Your Synology NAS.
Wallos is a powerful, open-source and self-hostable web application designed to empower you in managing your finances with ease. Say goodbye to complicated spreadsheets and expensive financial software – Wallos simplifies the process of tracking expenses and helps you gain better control over your financial life. Note: Install Wallos on Your Synology NAS.
Budget Board is an open-source web app for personal finance management. It simplifies monthly budgeting, expense tracking, and net worth monitoring with an intuitive interface and clear data visualizations. This privacy-focused tool is perfect for users seeking a customizable, cost-free solution to manage their finances effectively. Note: Install Budget Board on Your Synology NAS.
PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application committed to providing the best shopping cart experience for both merchants and customers. It is written in PHP, is highly customizable, supports all the major payment services, is translated in many languages and localized for many countries, and has a fully responsive design (both front and back office). Note: Install Prestashop on Your Synology NAS.
Planka is a free open source Trello-like kanban board for workgroups built with React and Redux. Note: Install Planka on Your Synology NAS.
Sync-in is a secure, open-source platform for file storage, sharing, collaboration, and synchronization, giving users full data control through self-hosted infrastructure. It ensures privacy with no tracking or telemetry and offers granular permission management for users and groups at space and file levels. The platform supports cross-device synchronization with native desktop clients for Windows, macOS, and Linux, real-time collaborative document editing via OnlyOffice integration, and organized, secure spaces for personal, team, or public use. Files can be shared with specific users, groups, or via time-limited public links. It includes server-side full-text indexing for fast content search, activity history with notifications, and WebDAV support to mount spaces as remote drives. Note: Install Sync-in on Your Synology NAS.
Zipline is a modern file upload and sharing platform designed for simplicity and flexibility, featuring a sleek dashboard to manage uploads, shortened URLs, and folders. It enables quick setup through Docker, allowing deployment in minutes with easy configuration via the dashboard. Users can upload images, videos, and text files with syntax highlighting, supported by automatic video thumbnails and image compression. Files can be organized using folders and tags, with a gallery view for efficient management. Zipline offers custom URL shortening with performance tracking through metrics. The platform supports extensive customization with themes and embeds for apps like Discord. Security features include password-protected files and URLs, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), passwordless passkeys, and OAuth2 authentication with Discord, GitHub, Google, and OIDC providers. A robust API, HTTP and Discord webhooks, partial uploads for large files, user quotas, and invite links enhance functionality. Ideal for individuals or teams, Zipline simplifies file and link sharing with a focus on performance and user experience.. Note: Install Zipline on Your Synology NAS.
Leantime is an open source project management system for small teams and startups written in PHP, JavaScript and using MySQL as the database. It combines lean product development and agile project management into one platform so that users have the right features from start to finish. Note: Install Leantime on Your Synology NAS.
Solidtime is a modern, open-source time-tracking application designed for freelancers and agencies. Built with PHP (Laravel) and Vue.js, it offers features like project and task management, client billing, and seamless data imports from tools like Toggl and Clockify. Available as a hosted cloud service or self-hosted via Docker, Solidtime provides a flexible, user-friendly solution for tracking time and managing work efficiently. Note: Install Solidtime on Your Synology NAS.
Password Pusher is an opensource application to communicate passwords over the web, similar to Yopass and Private Bin. Links to passwords expire after a certain number of views and/or time has passed. Note: Install Password Pusher on Your Synology NAS.
Mail-Archiver is an open-source web app that archives, searches, and exports emails from multiple IMAP accounts. It automatically saves incoming and outgoing emails with attachments, syncs folder structures, and supports mailbox migration. A powerful search feature helps find emails quickly, while bulk export to PDF or PST aids backups and compliance. The intuitive dashboard manages accounts and archives. Note: Install Mail Archiver on Your Synology NAS.
Open Archiver provides a robust, self-hosted solution for archiving, storing, indexing, and searching emails from major platforms, including Google Workspace (Gmail), Microsoft 365, PST files, as well as generic IMAP-enabled email inboxes. Use Open Archiver to keep a permanent, tamper-proof record of your communication history, free from vendor lock-in. Note: Install Open Archiver on Your Synology NAS.
This post was updated on Friday / March 27th, 2026 at 7:45 PM