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.

How to Install Surmai on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install Surmai on Your Synology NAS

Surmai is a privacy-focused, self-hostable web app designed to streamline family trip planning. Built as a Progressive Web App, it allows users to collaboratively create itineraries, manage flights, hotels, packing lists, and documents all in one secure, searchable place. It works offline, syncs when connected, and can be installed on iOS or Android. The backend … Read more about How to Install Surmai on Your Synology NAS

How to Install Penpot on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install Penpot on Your Synology NAS

Penpot is the first open-source design and prototyping platform for product teams that allows true collaboration between designers and developers. The Penpot mission is to provide an open source & open standards platform to bring collaboration between designers and developers to the next level. In this step by step guide I will show you how … Read more about How to Install Penpot on Your Synology NAS

Synology: Install Domoticz With Portainer

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Synology Install Domoticz With Portainer

MyĀ previous guide for Domoticz involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today Iā€™m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Domoticz version via Portainer. Domoticz is a Home Automation System that lets you monitor and configure various devices like: Lights, Switches, various sensors/meters like Temperature, Rain, Wind, UV, Electra, Gas, Water and much … Read more about Synology: Install Domoticz With Portainer