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.

How to Install BTOP++ on Your Synology NAS

5 October 20243 October 2024 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

BTOP++ is a resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes. Built with C++, it has a fast and responsive UI with UP, DOWN keys. BTOP++ is a continuation of bashtop and bpytop. It has a function for showing details stats for selected processes. In this step by step … Read more about How to Install BTOP++ on Your Synology NAS

How to Install ChannelTube on Your Synology NAS

3 October 20242 October 2024 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

ChannelTube is a tool for synchronizing and fetching content from YouTube channels using yt-dlp. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install ChannelTube on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer. STEP 1 Please Support My work by Making a Donation. STEP 2 Install Portainer using my step by step guide. If … Read more about How to Install ChannelTube on Your Synology NAS

Synology: Set Up Email Notifications on Matomo

1 October 2024 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Have you already installed Matomo on your Synology NAS? If yes, I have finally come about to writing an article on how to set up Gmail notifications on Matomo so you can now enjoy it to its full potential. See the details below. STEP 1 Please Support My work by Making a Donation. STEP 2 … Read more about Synology: Set Up Email Notifications on Matomo

How to Install Ollama on Your Synology NAS

30 September 202430 September 2024 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Ollama is an open-source project that serves as a powerful and user-friendly platform for running LLMs on your local machine. Get up and running with large language models. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Ollama on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer. STEP 1 Please Support My work by Making … Read more about How to Install Ollama on Your Synology NAS

How to Install Web-Check on Your UGREEN NAS

29 September 2024 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Web-Check will help you get an insight into the inner-workings of a given website: uncover potential attack vectors, analyze server architecture, view security configurations, and learn what technologies a site is using. Currently the Web-Check dashboard will show: IP info, SSL chain, DNS records, cookies, headers, domain info, search crawl rules, page map, server location, … Read more about How to Install Web-Check on Your UGREEN NAS

How to Install PwGen on Your UGREEN NAS

28 September 2024 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

PwGen is a simple docker web application designed to generate secure passwords or passphrases with customizable options. Users can opt to generate either a random password with specific criteria or a passphrase composed of random words. It includes features for enhancing password strength, such as including uppercase letters, digits, and special characters for passwords, or … Read more about How to Install PwGen on Your UGREEN NAS