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 Kan on Your Synology NAS

7 September 20256 September 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Kan is an open-source project management tool, a free alternative to Trello. It offers board visibility control, team collaboration, Trello board imports, task organization with labels and filters, in-card comments, and a detailed activity log. Future features include templates and integrations with popular tools, as outlined in the roadmap. In this step by step guide … Read more about How to Install Kan on Your Synology NAS

How to Install JDownloader 2 on Your UGREEN NAS

5 March 20265 September 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

JDownloader 2 is a free, open-source download management tool with a huge community of developers that makes downloading as easy and fast as it should be. Users can start, stop or pause downloads, set bandwidth limitations, auto-extract archives and much more. It’s an easy-to-extend framework that can save hours of your valuable time every day. … Read more about How to Install JDownloader 2 on Your UGREEN NAS

Synology: Set Up Email Notifications on Seafile 13

2 September 20252 September 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Have you already installed Seafile 13 on your Synology NAS? Today, after many, many emails asking me how to set up email on Seafile 13 to be able to reset your own password, invite new members, etc., I have finally come about to writing an article on how to set up Gmail on Seafile 13 so … Read more about Synology: Set Up Email Notifications on Seafile 13

How to Install Discourse on Your UGREEN NAS

5 March 202631 August 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Discourse is an open source Internet forum system. Features include threading, categorization and tagging of discussions, configurable access control, live updates, expanding link previews, infinite scrolling, and real-time notifications. It is customizable via its plugin architecture and its theming system. Use it as a mailing list, discussion forum, long-form chat room, and more! In this … Read more about How to Install Discourse on Your UGREEN NAS

Synology: Set Up Email Notifications on ShipShipShip

30 August 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Have you already installed ShipShipShip on your Synology NAS? If yes, I have finally come about to writing an article on how to set up Gmail notifications on ShipShipShip so you can now enjoy it to its full potential. See the details below. STEP 1 Please Support My work by Making a Donation. STEP 2 … Read more about Synology: Set Up Email Notifications on ShipShipShip

How to Install ShipShipShip on Your Synology NAS

28 April 202629 August 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

ShipShipShip is a modern, self-hostable changelog and roadmap platform that helps you share product updates with your community and gather feedback through feature voting. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install ShipShipShip on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer. STEP 1 Please Support My work by Making a Donation. STEP … Read more about How to Install ShipShipShip on Your Synology NAS