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: How To Reverse Proxy Multiple NAS

24 August 202515 February 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

A few days ago I showed you how to Reverse Proxy an IP camera using your Synology NAS and how to Reverse Proxy your router. Today I want to show you how to Reverse Proxy multiple NAS devices in the same local area network using your NAS. Only one NAS will have a DDNS address … Read more about Synology: How To Reverse Proxy Multiple NAS

Synology: Install Emby With Portainer

20 February 202615 February 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

My previous guide for Emby involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Emby version via Portainer. Emby is a media server designed to organize, play, and stream audio and video to a variety of devices. Bringing all of your home videos, music, and photos together into … Read more about Synology: Install Emby With Portainer

How to Install Flink on Your Synology NAS

18 January 202615 February 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Flink is a simple, free, libre and open source URL Shortener built with love and a ASP.NET Core 8 Web API. Why yet another URL Shortener, you might ask yourself? Well, because Flink has a unique feature set, and demands around scalability, simplicity, security and traceability that no other URL shortener was able to fulfil. … Read more about How to Install Flink on Your Synology NAS

How to Install Umbrel OS on Your Synology NAS

24 August 202514 February 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Umbrel OS is a beautiful home server OS for self-hosting with an app store. Umbrel OS is the operating system of Umbrel Bitcoin and Lightning node. It’s based on Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian) and uses pi-gen for customization. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Umbrel OS on … Read more about How to Install Umbrel OS on Your Synology NAS

Synology Install XBackBone With Portainer

6 February 202614 February 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

My previous guide for XBackBone involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest XBackBone version via Portainer. XBackBone is a simple and lightweight PHP file manager that supports the instant sharing tool ShareX and *NIX systems. It supports uploading and displaying images, GIF, video, code, formatted text, … Read more about Synology Install XBackBone With Portainer

How to Install MediaWiki on Your Synology NAS

5 February 202614 February 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It serves as the platform for Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, used by hundreds of millions of people each month. MediaWiki is localized in over 350 languages and its reliability and robust feature set have earned it a large and vibrant community … Read more about How to Install MediaWiki on Your Synology NAS