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 heā€™s not losing nights uncovering the deepest hidden secrets of the latest tech devices, heā€™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 Home Assistant With Portainer

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Synology Install Home Assistant With Portainer

MyĀ previous guide for Home AssistantĀ involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today Iā€™m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Home Assistant version via Portainer. Home Assistant is free and open-source software for home automation designed to be a central control system for smart home devices with a focus on local control and … Read more about Synology: Install Home Assistant With Portainer

How to Install Sosse on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install Sosse on Your Synology NAS

Sosse is an open-source, enterprise-grade web crawling, archiving, and search engine designed for flexibility and power. Powered by Selenium, it excels at handling JavaScript-heavy websites, enabling users to crawl, archive, and search web pages with ease. Key features include creating HTML and screenshot archives from bookmarks, browsing history, RSS feeds, or other sources, making it … Read more about How to Install Sosse on Your Synology NAS

mariushosting Facebook Group At Over 82K Members

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mariushosting Facebook Group At Over 82K Members

It’s January 24, 2026 today and our Synology Facebook Group has reached 82K+ members! Our community of NAS enthusiasts continues to grow stronger every day. Over 82 thousand people have already joined our Facebook group and become part of our dedicated Synology community. I would like to take this opportunity to warmly welcome everyone and … Read more about mariushosting Facebook Group At Over 82K Members

How to Install Speedtest Tracker With SQLite on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install Speedtest Tracker With SQLite on Your Synology NAS

MyĀ previous guide for SpeedTest Tracker involved the use of PostgreSQL as a database. SpeedTest Tracker is a program that runs a speedtest check every hour and graphs the results in a fancy way. The back-end is written in Laravel and the front-end uses Filament. It uses Ookla’s Speedtest cli to get the data and uses … Read more about How to Install Speedtest Tracker With SQLite on Your Synology NAS

How to Install RomM With PostgreSQL on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install Memos With PostgreSQL on Your Synology NAS

RomM is a self-hosted application for organizing and playing retro game collections through a clean, responsive web interface, ideal for emulator enthusiasts. It scans and enriches your game library with metadata from IGDB, Screenscraper, and MobyGames, supporting over 400 platforms, and fetches custom artwork from SteamGridDB. You can play games directly in the browser using … Read more about How to Install RomM With PostgreSQL on Your Synology NAS