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 Medical Records on Your Synology NAS

10 October 202618 July 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

MediKeep, previously known as Medical Records is a lightweight, self-hosted application designed to help individuals manage their personal medical information with a focus on privacy and control. Built with a React frontend and FastAPI backend, it allows users to securely store and organize health records, such as medical history, doctor visits, medications, and procedures, in … Read more about How to Install Medical Records on Your Synology NAS

How to Install CTRoadmap on Your UGREEN NAS

30 September 202617 July 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

CTRoadmap is a local-first, Docker-based web application for creating and maintaining an interactive infrastructure atlas. It lets homelab and self-hosted users visually map servers, nodes, services, storage, containers, scripts, configs, URLs, and relationships on a canvas, while maintaining rich documentation in a human-readable JSON file. Key aspects include a flexible canvas editor with layers, families, … Read more about How to Install CTRoadmap on Your UGREEN NAS

How to Install CouchDB on Your Synology NAS

6 October 202617 July 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Apache CouchDB is an open-source document-oriented NoSQL database, implemented in Erlang. CouchDB uses multiple formats and protocols to store, transfer, and process its data. It uses JSON to store data, JavaScript as its query language using MapReduce, and HTTP for an API. The Couch Replication Protocol is implemented in a variety of projects and products … Read more about How to Install CouchDB on Your Synology NAS

How to Install Lunarr on Your Asustor NAS

10 October 202616 July 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Lunarr is a self-hosted media streaming server and Plex alternative that lets you organize, scan, and stream your movie and TV show libraries from local disks, SFTP, or WebDAV. It automatically matches files with TMDb metadata, supports direct play and on-the-fly HLS transcoding with FFmpeg (including hardware acceleration), sidecar subtitles, Chromecast, and AirPlay. Built for … Read more about How to Install Lunarr on Your Asustor NAS

How to Install CTRoadmap on Your Synology NAS

30 September 202615 July 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Synology: Portainer Docker Version 2.39.5

20 October 202614 July 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

On July 14, 2026, Portainer switched from version 2.39.4 to the new stable LTS (Long Term Support) 2.39.5 version. Portainer 2.39.5 fixes multiple issues and addresses multiple CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures.) What is Portainer? Portainer is a really awesome web UI for Docker. Portainer is a lightweight management UI which allows you to easily … Read more about Synology: Portainer Docker Version 2.39.5