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 heā€™s not losing nights uncovering the deepest hidden secrets of the latest tech devices, heā€™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: The phpMyAdmin configuration storage is not completely configured

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Synology The phpMyAdmin configuration storage is not completely configured

How do you avoid this error message every time you connect to phpMyAdmin on your Synology NAS: The phpMyAdmin configuration storage is not completely configured, some extended features have been deactivated? After your phpMyAdmin Synology package is updated automatically, you’ll notice you get an error message that will keep appearing every single time you log … Read more about Synology: The phpMyAdmin configuration storage is not completely configured

Synology Install Conreq with Portainer

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Synology Install Conreq with Portainer

MyĀ previous guide for ConreqĀ involved the use ofĀ Task Scheduler. Today Iā€™m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Conreq version via Portainer. Conreq is an application for managing requests for your media library. It integrates with your existing services such as Sonarr and Radarr. In this step by step guide I will show … Read more about Synology Install Conreq with Portainer

Synology: Install Homebridge With Portainer

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Synology Install Homebridge With Portainer

MyĀ previous guide for Homebridge involved the use of Task Scheduler and the .spk package. Today Iā€™m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Homebridge version via Portainer. Homebridge is a lightweight NodeJS server you can run on your home network that emulates the iOS HomeKit API. Homebridge allows you to integrate with … Read more about Synology: Install Homebridge With Portainer

Synology: Install Home Assistant With Portainer

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Synology Install Home Assistant With Portainer

MyĀ previous guide for Home AssistantĀ involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today Iā€™m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Home Assistant version via Portainer. Home Assistant is free and open-source software for home automation designed to be a central control system for smart home devices with a focus on local control and … Read more about Synology: Install Home Assistant With Portainer