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.

Synology Install Readarr with Portainer

20 January 202619 February 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

My previous guide for Readarr involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Readarr version via Portainer. Readarr is an eBook (and maybe eventually magazine/audiobook) collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. It can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new books from your favorite authors and will grab, … Read more about Synology Install Readarr with Portainer

How to Install Watchtower on Your UGREEN NAS

21 January 202619 February 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Watchtower is a Docker application that monitors your running containers for changes to the image. When an update is available in the Docker registry, Watchtower detects the changes and pulls down the new copy of the image. It will then restart the container using the new image and the same start options of the original, … Read more about How to Install Watchtower on Your UGREEN NAS

Synology: Pi-hole Docker Version V6 2025.02.1

25 February 202519 February 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Synology Pi-hole Docker Version 2025.02.1

On February 18, 2025, the Pi-hole team released version 6.0 of their core product, Docker version 2025.02.1 being the latest version for Docker. You can install it for free on your Synology NAS using my handy guides. Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application which acts as a DNS sinkhole, and optionally … Read more about Synology: Pi-hole Docker Version V6 2025.02.1

How to Install Karrio on Your Synology NAS

31 January 202619 February 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Karrio is a suite of open-source tools that make shipping simple and accessible. With Karrio, you can access a network of shipping carriers with a single API integration, build shipping functionalities seamlessly, and improve fulfilment operations. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Karrio on your Synology NAS using … Read more about How to Install Karrio on Your Synology NAS

Synology: Best Docker Containers For Travel

18 February 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Travelling is the best way to make precious memories and sharing them with your dear ones is almost half the fun. With these cool Docker apps, you can log your travels in a simple way and organize them using photos, notes, stats and more, all so you can reminisce about the fun at a later … Read more about Synology: Best Docker Containers For Travel

How to Install WikiDocs on Your Synology NAS

23 December 202518 February 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

WikiDocs is an Open Source, databaseless, markdown, flat-file wiki engine. It’s designed to be simple yet powerful, making it a great tool for creating and managing wikis without the complexity of a database. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install WikiDocs on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer. STEP … Read more about How to Install WikiDocs on Your Synology NAS