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: How To Fix WordPress Error 404

27 December 201911 December 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Have you just manually installed WordPress on your Synology NAS and, every time you are trying to access your website, you get the following error message: 404 Page Not Found? Your hair might have started to turn white, but all your problems will be solved once you reach mariushosting.com. If you’ve been dealing with the … Read more about Synology: How To Fix WordPress Error 404

Synology: How to Set Up Email Using Your Own Domain Name

9 February 20207 December 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

With the Synology MailPus Server package, your Synology NAS can become a mail system that supports SMTP, POP3, and IMAP. User accounts and email messages can be managed and archived on your Synology NAS. This tutorial shows you how to set up your own domain name for inbound and outbound SMTP on Synology MailPlus. Some … Read more about Synology: How to Set Up Email Using Your Own Domain Name

Synology: Best SSD For Your NAS

6 December 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

If you want to improve the performance of your Synology NAS, you will be confronted with a hard choice: the choice of memory drive. Hard drives still have great utility, especially in NAS environments. However, they cannot compete with solid state drives (SSDs) in terms of reliability and speed of writing and reading. SSDs offer … Read more about Synology: Best SSD For Your NAS

Synology C2: From Synology GmbH to Synology Inc.

6 December 20194 December 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

If, like me, you too are using the Synology C2 Cloud service and are living in Europe, you will certainly have received this email sent out today which reads: Dear Synology C2 subscribers, We are delighted to share with you that Synology C2 has been in service for over two years, protecting data stored in … Read more about Synology C2: From Synology GmbH to Synology Inc.

Synology: Migration From DS415+ to DS1019+

10 August 202230 November 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

You have unpacked your new Synology NAS DS1019+ and the old one (DS415+) is sitting right next to it. At this point, you ask yourself: how do I get all the data from my old NAS onto my new NAS? In my opinion, the fastest and overall best way is to simply put the old … Read more about Synology: Migration From DS415+ to DS1019+

Synology: How to Change Password on MariaDB10

22 August 202029 November 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Did you know that there is a method to change the password of your database on Synology NAS without using the phpMyAdmin graphical interface? Well, the first thing you need to do is to open the MariaDB 10 Package / click on Change Password / Insert your root password and then click Next. Follow the … Read more about Synology: How to Change Password on MariaDB10