May 2026 has brought some major (and slightly shocking) news for the entire self-hosting community. Let’s kick things off with the biggest bombshell of the month: Plex has announced that the Lifetime Plex Pass license will jump to $749.99 starting July 1, 2026. Following the previous price increase, this latest hike effectively triples the cost and has sparked intense debate across the community. A lot of you are already wondering whether to grab it now at $249.99 until July 1, 2026 or switch straight to fully self-hosted alternatives like Jellyfin.
Bitwarden made headlines right away in mid-April 2026: the official website quietly removed the long-standing “Always free” wording from the personal plan page, and the company’s core GRIT values lost “Inclusion” and part of “Transparency,” which were replaced by “Innovation” and “Trust.” The community erupted (especially on Reddit), seeing the changes as a possible sign of enshittification. After the backlash, Bitwarden called the removal of “Always free” a marketing oversight and restored it though the updated company values remain in place. You can install Bitwarden on your Synology NAS by following my easy guide. In the meantime, the project continues to deliver solid updates (versions 2026.4.x), with significant improvements to Access Intelligence, vault health alerts, interface optimizations, and new organization features. It remains one of the most reliable and actively evolving self-hosted password manager solutions. Remember that you can also install Vaultwarden on your Synology NAS as the best free password solution for your NAS.
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Dockhand, on the other hand, is still riding high: it continues to enjoy massive success among Synology, UGREEN, and Asustor users. More and more people are choosing it as a modern, intuitive alternative to Portainer thanks to its regular updates, clean interface, and ease of use. The project is growing rapidly and the community loves it.
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Below you’ll find the most recent guides I updated in May 2026. See you in the next June update!
Stirling-PDF is a powerful locally hosted web based PDF manipulation tool using Docker and AI that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files, such as splitting merging, converting, reorganizing, adding images, rotating, compressing, and more. Note: Install Stirling-PDF on Your Synology NAS.
BentoPDF is a powerful, privacy-first, client-side PDF toolkit that allows you to manipulate, edit, merge, and process PDF files directly in your browser. No server-side processing is required, ensuring your files remain secure and private. Note: Install BentoPDF on Your Synology NAS.
SnapOtter is a fully self-hosted image manipulation platform that runs 100% locally in a single Docker container. It combines 47 image processing tools, powerful local AI models for background removal, upscaling, photo restoration, and more, plus flexible pipelines for building reusable batch workflows. Everything stays completely private on your hardware with zero cloud dependency, so your images never leave your NAS. It features a clean web UI for quick edits and a full REST API for automation and integration. Note: Install SnapOtter 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.
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.
Dockhand is a modern, self-hosted Docker management platform with an intuitive web interface for homelabs, small businesses, and enterprises. It simplifies container operations, stack deployments, and observability through real-time management (start/stop/restart containers, web terminals, file transfers), a visual Compose editor, GitOps auto-sync, metrics, logs, OIDC/SSO, MFA, vulnerability scans, and multi-host support via the open-source Hawser agent. You can deploy it quickly as a Docker container with no cloud dependencies or telemetry. It’s forever free for personal use. Note: Install Budget Board on Your Synology NAS.
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS). It’s the simplest and most popular solution to create your own website or blog. WordPress makes building a website accessible to anyone, even people who aren’t developers. With WordPress you can create any type of website such as blogs, eCommerce stores, portfolio websites, forums, resumes, business websites etc. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install WordPress on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer. Note: Install WordPress 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.
Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software and is designed for seamless real-time collaboration. Multiple users can work on the same page at the same time in real-time without overwriting each other. Whether you’re managing a wiki, a knowledge base, or extensive project documentation, Docmost provides the tools you need to create, collaborate, and share knowledge effortlessly. Docmost has support for Spaces. You can create Spaces for different teams, projects, or departments depending on your needs. Each Space comes with its own permissions. The rich text editor has support for markdown shortcuts. Note: Install Docmost on Your Synology NAS.
Immich is a very high performance self-hosted photo and video backup solution directly from your mobile phone. You can run Immich on your Synology NAS and it lets you upload photos and videos from your browser or mobile phone via the dedicated Android Immich app or the iOS Immich app. The Immich user interface feels like Google Photos, especially if you are using the mobile apps. Note: Install Immich on Your Synology NAS.
Paperless-NGX is a document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep, well, less paper. Note: Install Paperless-NGX 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 Sunday / May 24th, 2026 at 11:41 PM