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 May on Your UGREEN NAS

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How to Install May on Your UGREEN NAS

May is a modern, self-hosted web dashboard application for vehicle management. It provides a clean interface to log fuel fill-ups, automatically calculate consumption (such as MPG or L/100km), track expenses, schedule maintenance, set reminders, and store related documents across multiple vehicles per user. The app supports full multi-user access, features interactive analytics charts, customizable notifications … Read more about How to Install May on Your UGREEN NAS

How to Install ITFlow on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install ITFlow on Your Synology NAS

ITFlow is a free, open-source platform designed for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), offering a comprehensive ERP solution for IT documentation, ticketing, and billing. It serves as a centralized hub for managing client information, including contacts, locations, vendors, assets, licenses, domains, and documents, streamlining operations and boosting client satisfaction. Key features include an efficient ticketing system … Read more about How to Install ITFlow on Your Synology NAS

Synology Install Double Commander With Portainer

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Synology Install Double Commander With Portainer

MyĀ previous guide for Double CommanderĀ involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today Iā€™m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Double Commander version via Portainer. Double Commander is a free cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. You can easily explore, download and edit any file on your … Read more about Synology Install Double Commander With Portainer

Synology Install MeTube With Portainer

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Synology Install MeTube With Portainer

MyĀ previous guide for MeTubeĀ involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today Iā€™m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest MeTube version via Portainer. MeTube is a Web GUI for youtube-dl (using the yt-dlp fork) with playlist support. It allows you to download videos from YouTube and over 1770 other sites. You can download … Read more about Synology Install MeTube With Portainer

How to Install Kokoro on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install Kokoro on Your Synology NAS

Kokoro is an open-weight TTS model with 82 million parameters. Despite its lightweight architecture, it delivers comparable quality to larger models while being significantly faster and more cost-efficient. With Apache-licensed weights, Kokoro can be deployed anywhere from production environments to personal projects. I would personally self-host Kokoro as a containerized solution because it’s lightweight and … Read more about How to Install Kokoro on Your Synology NAS