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: Install Kavita With Portainer

28 August 202617 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

My previous guide for Kavita involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Kavita version via Portainer. Kavita is a fast, feature rich, cross platform reading server. Built with a focus for manga, and the goal of being a full solution for all your reading needs. … Read more about Synology: Install Kavita With Portainer

Synology Install tinyMediaManager With Portainer

4 September 202617 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

My previous guide for tinyMediaManager involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest tinyMediaManager version via Portainer. tinyMediaManager is a media management tool written in Java/Swing. It is written to provide metadata for the Kodi Media Center (formerly known as XBMC), MediaPortal and Plex media server. In … Read more about Synology Install tinyMediaManager With Portainer

How to Install PairDrop on Your Synology NAS

30 August 202617 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

PairDrop is a sublime alternative to AirDrop that works on all platforms. Send images, documents or text via peer to peer connection to devices in the same local network/Wi-Fi or to paired devices. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install PairDrop on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer. … Read more about How to Install PairDrop on Your Synology NAS

Synology: Alternatives to Video Station

31 August 202617 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

As you all well know, with the arrival of DSM 7.2.2, Video Station has been completely removed from DSM. Although there are unofficial solutions to reinstall Video Station, it’s not recommended to do this without basic support from Synology. For this reason, in the following article I propose to you the best, free alternatives to … Read more about Synology: Alternatives to Video Station

Synology: How to Change QuickConnect ID

31 August 202616 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

QuickConnect makes things easy. You can connect to your Synology NAS over the Internet from anywhere and everywhere, without having to set up port forwarding rules on your router. QuickConnect allows you to connect to your DSM operating system or some Synology packages using a customizable ID name. Today I will teach you how to … Read more about Synology: How to Change QuickConnect ID

Synology: Best Lightweight Docker Containers For Your NAS

29 April 202616 March 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Need a Docker container that installs right away and is lightweight and fast, but most of all useful? Here’s a list of quick and easy Docker containers that you can install on your Synology NAS in a jiffy. Without you having any special computer knowledge, you’ll have tools you can’t do without! Dozzle is a … Read more about Synology: Best Lightweight Docker Containers For Your NAS