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 Mautic 6 on Your UGREEN NAS

11 July 202628 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Mautic is an open-source marketing automation platform that helps businesses and organizations manage, automate, and optimize their marketing campaigns across various channels like email, social media, and text messages. It provides tools for lead management, campaign automation, landing page creation, customer segmentation, and performance tracking. As an open-source solution, Mautic is free to use, customizable, … Read more about How to Install Mautic 6 on Your UGREEN NAS

Synology: Huge Docker Container Updates March 2026

27 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

March 2026 has been an intense month, full of major updates, a few disappointments, and plenty of real talk from the self-hosted world. The good news is that Dockhand continues to grow incredibly day after day. What started as a breath of fresh air has become the preferred Docker management tool for thousands of us … Read more about Synology: Huge Docker Container Updates March 2026

How to Install Metadata Remote on Your Synology NAS

10 April 202627 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Metadata Remote (mdrm) is a modern, open-source web-based metadata editor designed for managing large music collections on headless servers. It offers a clean, user-friendly interface for editing audio file metadata, featuring intelligent metadata inference and edit history memory. With bulk editing capabilities, it simplifies the process of organizing and updating metadata for extensive music libraries, … Read more about How to Install Metadata Remote on Your Synology NAS

Synology Install openHAB With Portainer

4 August 202627 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

My previous guide for openHAB involved the use of Task Scheduler. The open Home Automation Bus is an open source, technology-agnostic home automation platform which runs as the center of your smart home. It has the ability to integrate a multitude of other devices and systems. openHAB includes other home automation systems, (smart) devices and other technologies … Read more about Synology Install openHAB With Portainer

How to Install Beszel on Your Synology NAS

16 August 202627 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Beszel is a lightweight server resource monitoring hub with historical data, Docker stats, and alerts. Much smaller and less demanding than leading solutions, Beszel will be one of your favorite Docker containers. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Beszel on your Synology NAS using Docker and Portainer. STEP … Read more about How to Install Beszel on Your Synology NAS

mariushosting UGREEN NAS Facebook Group At Over 17K Members

14 May 202626 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Created at the beginning of April 2024, the UGREEN NAS EXPERTS Facebook Group now sits at a whopping 17K members as of March 26, 2026. This beautiful number sparks joy in my heart because it means 17.000 people, NAS owners and tech enthusiasts from around the world, have come together to form this beautiful community … Read more about mariushosting UGREEN NAS Facebook Group At Over 17K Members