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 Checkmate on Your Synology NAS

18 September 202611 May 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Checkmate is an open-source, self-hosted monitoring tool designed to track server hardware, uptime, response times, and incidents in real-time with beautiful visualizations. It’s an alternative to Uptime Kuma. It supports diverse checks including Docker, ping, SSL, ports, game servers, and page speed, plus optional infrastructure metrics via a lightweight agent, customizable status pages, incident tracking, … Read more about How to Install Checkmate on Your Synology NAS

How to Install OmniTools on Your Asustor NAS

10 May 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

OmniTools is a self-hosted web app offering a variety of online tools to simplify everyday tasks. Whether you are coding, manipulating images or crunching numbers, OmniTools has you covered. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install OmniTools on your Asustor NAS using Docker and Dockhand. STEP 1 Please Support My … Read more about How to Install OmniTools on Your Asustor NAS

How to Install Cloudreve on Your Synology NAS

18 September 202610 May 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Cloudreve is an open-source, self-hosted file management and sharing system alternative to Nextcloud designed for building private or public cloud storage. It supports multiple storage providers, including local storage, Qiniu, Alibaba Cloud OSS, Tencent Cloud COS, and OneDrive, enabling flexible file management. With features like drag-and-drop uploads, online preview/editing, WebDAV support, and Aria2 integration for … Read more about How to Install Cloudreve on Your Synology NAS

Synology & UGREEN: Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.28

17 May 20269 May 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

On May 9, 2026, Dockhand switched from version 1.0.27 to the new 1.0.28 version. Dockhand fixes the following issues and adds new options: New – Context directory for git stacks – reference files from anywhere in the repo New – No-cache build option for git stacks New – Editable schedule for scanner cache cleanup New … Read more about Synology & UGREEN: Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.28

How to Install Solidinvoice With MariaDB on Your Synology NAS

2 September 20269 May 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

SolidInvoice is a simple, open source invoicing application aimed to help small businesses and freelancers manage their day-to-day billing. It’s a feature rich, elegant online application, available as a cloud solution to ensure that you can always get paid on time. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install SolidInvoice with … Read more about How to Install Solidinvoice With MariaDB on Your Synology NAS

How to Install IronCalc on Your Synology NAS

1 September 20268 May 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

IronCalc is a new, modern, work-in-progress spreadsheet engine and set of tools to work with spreadsheets in diverse settings. Programmed in Rust, you will be able to use it from a variety of programming languages like Python, JavaScript (wasm), nodejs and possibly R, Julia or Go. In this step by step guide I will show … Read more about How to Install IronCalc on Your Synology NAS