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 Install Serge With Portainer

1 March 202427 December 2023 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

My previous guide for Serge involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Serge version via Portainer. Serge is an AI chat interface based on llama.cpp for running Alpaca models. Entirely self-hosted, no API keys needed. Fits on 4GB of RAM and runs on the CPU. In this … Read more about Synology Install Serge With Portainer

Synology Install Plex With Portainer

21 April 202426 December 2023 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

My previous guide for Plex involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Plex version via Portainer. Plex is a client-server media player system, plus an ancillary software suite. The Plex Media Server desktop application runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Plex gives you one place to find … Read more about Synology Install Plex With Portainer

A Very Merry Christmas 2023 From Marius!

25 December 2023 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Merry Christmas, mariushosting readers and Synology NAS fans! Tonight I wish to thank you all for your unwavering support this past year. While 2023 has been a difficult time for many of us, looking back I must say that, amidst all the hardships the world has been facing, I feel grateful for every single day. I … Read more about A Very Merry Christmas 2023 From Marius!

How to Install Manyfold on Your Synology NAS

23 April 202424 December 2023 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Manyfold (pronounced “manifold”, and previously known as VanDAM) is a digital asset manager, specifically designed for 3D print files. Create a library pointing at your files on disk, and it will scan for models and parts. It assumes that any folders containing STL or OBJ files are models, and the files within them are parts. … Read more about How to Install Manyfold on Your Synology NAS

Synology Install Doku With Portainer

24 February 202423 December 2023 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

My previous guide for Doku involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Doku version via Portainer. Doku is a simple, lightweight web-based application that allows you to monitor Docker disk usage in a user-friendly manner. The Doku displays the amount of disk space used by the Docker … Read more about Synology Install Doku With Portainer

TerraMaster Launches TerraSync Backup Solution

19 April 202422 December 2023 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

TerraMaster, a professional brand dedicated to providing innovative storage products for homes and businesses, recently released TerraSync, a backup solution which runs on TNAS and works with TerraSync Client. With the TerrSync application, users can turn TNAS into a private cloud server to achieve file synchronization between multiple devices. 💡Three Synchronization Strategies As a comprehensive … Read more about TerraMaster Launches TerraSync Backup Solution