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.

mariushosting UGREEN NAS Facebook Group At Over 11K Members

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mariushosting UGREEN NAS Facebook Group At Over 11K Members

Did you know that, in addition to our Synology NAS Facebook group, which recently reached almost 82K members, we also have an UGREEN NAS Facebook group? Created at the beginning of April 2024, the UGREEN NAS EXPERTS Facebook Group now sits at a whopping 11K members! This beautiful number sparks joy in my heart because … Read more about mariushosting UGREEN NAS Facebook Group At Over 11K Members

How to Install eBook2Audiobook on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install eBook2Audiobook on Your Synology NAS

EBook2Audiobook is a CPU/GPU converter from eBooks to audiobooks with chapters and metadata using Calibre, ffmpeg, XTTSv2, Fairseq and more. It supports voice learning and 1124 languages! In this step by step guide I will show you how to install eBook2Audiobook on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer. STEP 1 Please Support My work by … Read more about How to Install eBook2Audiobook on Your Synology NAS

Synology: Install DailyTxT With Portainer

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Synology Install DailyTxT With Portainer

My previous guide for DailyTxT involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest DailyTxT version via Portainer. DailyTxT is an open-source, self-hosted web application that serves as a secure and feature-rich encrypted diary/journal for capturing daily thoughts, stories, and memories. Built with a Svelte frontend and … Read more about Synology: Install DailyTxT With Portainer

Synology Nginx Reverse Proxy: How to Fix 502 Bad Gateway Error

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Synology Nginx Reverse Proxy How to Fix 502 Bad Gateway Error

SvelteKit generates large Link headers, causing a 502 error with Nginx. Some Docker containers such as Wishlist, AdventureLog and Nahpet do not work well with Reverse Proxy due to a SvelteKit issue. Many users running various self-hosted applications through Synology’s built-in reverse proxy encounter the infamous 413 Request Entity Too Large error with a Blank … Read more about Synology Nginx Reverse Proxy: How to Fix 502 Bad Gateway Error

Synology: Portainer Docker Version 2.33.6

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Synology Portainer Docker Version 2.33.6

On December 17, 2025, Portainer switched from version 2.33.5 to the new stable LTS (Long Term Support) 2.33.6 version. Portainer 2.33.6 fixes an issue where Docker Compose configs were not injected into containers for stacks correctly. What is Portainer? Portainer is a really awesome web UI for Docker. Portainer is a lightweight management UI which … Read more about Synology: Portainer Docker Version 2.33.6