Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Marius Bogdan Lixandru is a highly experienced content creator from Romania with a background in biology, chemistry and computer programming. He loves writing technical guides that are accessible for non-technical people. Born in 1984, he has always expressed interest in technology. Beyond technology and biology, he has a passion for agriculture, the science and beauty of which have encouraged him to start his own vegetable garden and plant dozens of fruit-bearing trees with fragrant and succulent, sweet and sour fruits. When he’s not losing nights uncovering the deepest hidden secrets of the latest tech devices, he’s likely enjoying a refreshing slice of juicy, honey-sweet watermelon, sluggishly lying on the grass in his orchard, sitting in the shade under the trees he himself has planted. Torpid summer days accompanied by cicada sounds and greeted by his smiling wife and happy, tail-wagging presence of his two mioritic shepherd dogs are some of the simpler pleasures in life that help him recharge his batteries to take on the latest tech challenges. Support My Work and Feel free to contact me.

How to Install OnlyOffice on Your UGREEN NAS

21 June 202511 December 2024 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

OnlyOffice Document Server is an online office suite comprising viewers and editors for texts, spreadsheets and presentations, fully compatible with Office Open XML formats: .docx, .xlsx, .pptx etc. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install OnlyOffice on your UGREEN NAS using Docker & Portainer. STEP 1 Please Support My … Read more about How to Install OnlyOffice on Your UGREEN NAS

How to Install Ocean Brain on Your Synology NAS

9 January 202510 December 2024 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Ocean Brain is a note-taking app designed to help you capture and organize your thoughts seamlessly. Just like the vast ocean holds countless treasures, Ocean Brain allows you to record your daily experiences, insights, and learnings, ensuring nothing gets lost. Host it on your own NAS server to maintain complete control over your data while … Read more about How to Install Ocean Brain on Your Synology NAS

mariushosting is Now on Bluesky!

9 December 20249 December 2024 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

After a long streak of NAS posts, today is time for a reset which is why I come bearing news: mariushosting is now on Bluesky. Look for the @mariushosting.com handle on Bluesky and follow your favorite page for the best content for your Synology NAS and other Network Attached Storage devices, reviews and more. If … Read more about mariushosting is Now on Bluesky!

How to Install Scratch Map on Your Synology NAS

8 January 20258 December 2024 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

For those of you that love to travel, a visual of the places you have been too is always fun to see. This project was inspired by the simple idea of a world scratch-off map. Everything in the project is self-contained, requiring no online or offline mapping libraries – only the map SVGs included in … Read more about How to Install Scratch Map on Your Synology NAS

How to Install Cloud Torrent on Your Synology NAS

5 January 20257 December 2024 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Cloud Torrent is a self-hosted, remote torrent client, written in Go (golang). You start torrents remotely, which are downloaded as sets of files on the local disk of the NAS server, which are then retrievable or streamable via HTTP. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Cloud Torrent on your Synology … Read more about How to Install Cloud Torrent on Your Synology NAS

Synology: Best Docker Containers For Writing Down Ideas

10 December 20245 December 2024 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Your thinking about the idea will likely benefit from a little distance, and now that it’s written down, you can step away for a while without the possibility of the thought getting lost. Also, the act of writing something down by hand will cement it in your brain. Below you can find a list of … Read more about Synology: Best Docker Containers For Writing Down Ideas