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.

How to Install Crawlab on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install Crawlab on Your Synology NAS

Crawlab is a powerful Web Crawler Management Platform (WCMP) that can run web crawlers and spiders developed in various programming languages including Python, Go, Node.js, Java, C# as well as frameworks including Scrapy, Colly, Selenium, Puppeteer. It is used for running, managing and monitoring web crawlers, particularly in production environment where traceability, scalability and stability … Read more about How to Install Crawlab on Your Synology NAS

Synology: Best Docker Containers to Manage Containers

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Synology Best Docker Containers to Manage Containers

Synology NAS devices and, increasingly, competitors like UGREEN have emerged as true powerhouses for self-hosting thanks to robust built-in support for Docker via Container Manager. Running containers on these devices is remarkably straightforward, allowing you to deploy a wide array of services with minimal effort. However, as your ecosystem expands with dozens of services, the … Read more about Synology: Best Docker Containers to Manage Containers

How to Install Open Archiver on Your UGREEN NAS

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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. In this step by step guide … Read more about How to Install Open Archiver on Your UGREEN NAS

How to Install Prowlarr on Your UGREEN NAS

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How to Install Prowlarr on Your UGREEN NAS

Prowlarr is an indexer manager/proxy built on the popular arr .net/reactjs base stack to integrate with your various PVR apps. Prowlarr supports both Torrent Trackers and Usenet Indexers. It integrates seamlessly with Sonarr,Ā Radarr,Ā LidarrĀ offering complete management of your indexers with no per app Indexer setup required. In this step by step guide I will show you … Read more about How to Install Prowlarr on Your UGREEN NAS

How to Install Bichon on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install Bichon on Your Synology NAS

Bichon is a fast, self-hosted email archiver written in Rust. It syncs unlimited IMAP accounts via password or OAuth2, stores emails locally as deduplicated compressed EML files, and offers powerful full-text search and tagging powered by Tantivy. A clean React/TypeScript web UI provides threaded views, attachment downloads, and analytics. It includes OpenAPI with token auth, … Read more about How to Install Bichon on Your Synology NAS