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 LetterSpace on Your Synology NAS

18 May 202514 May 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

LetterSpace is a self-hosted, open-source newsletter platform alternative to ListMonk designed for managing subscribers and sending campaigns. It offers a user-friendly interface for creating and customizing newsletters, with Docker support for easy setup. Currently English-only, it’s a new but robust tool for streamlined email marketing. In this step by step guide I will show you … Read more about How to Install LetterSpace on Your Synology NAS

How to Install PortNote on Your Synology NAS

23 May 202513 May 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

PortNote gives you a clear, organized view of your entire port landscape. Add your servers and VMs via a sleek web interface, assign and document port usage across all systems, and avoid conflicts before they happen. PortNote brings structure, clarity, and control to one of the most overlooked parts of your infrastructure. In this step … Read more about How to Install PortNote on Your Synology NAS

How to Install YTPTube on Your UGREEN NAS

28 May 202512 May 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

YTPTube started as a fork of MeTube. Since then it went under heavy changes and it now supports many new features. With YTPTube you can schedule channels or playlists to be downloaded automatically at a specific time and easily download videos from more than 300 websites. In this step by step guide I will show you … Read more about How to Install YTPTube on Your UGREEN NAS

Synology: Set Up Email Notifications on Cloudreve

11 May 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Have you already installed Cloudreve on your Synology NAS? If yes, I have finally come about to writing an article on how to set up Gmail notifications on Cloudreve so you can now enjoy it to its full potential. See the details below. STEP 1 Please Support My work by Making a Donation. STEP 2 … Read more about Synology: Set Up Email Notifications on Cloudreve

How to Install Cloudreve on Your Synology NAS

25 May 202510 May 2025 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: Portainer Docker Version 2.27.6

9 May 2025 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

On May 9, 2025, Portainer switched from version 2.27.5 to the new stable LTS (Long Time Support) 2.27.6 version. It’s mandatory to upgrade since multiple important issues have been fixed in this new version. Portainer 2.27.6 once again fixes an issue where it wasn’t possible to add Podman environments via socket, when running a Portainer … Read more about Synology: Portainer Docker Version 2.27.6