How to Install Transmute on Your Asustor NAS

How to Install Transmute on Your Asustor NAS

Transmute is a free, open-source, self-hosted file converter and compressor that runs entirely on your own hardware via Docker. It converts and compresses images, video, audio, documents, spreadsheets, data files, 3D models, subtitles, fonts, and more across thousands of format combinations, with no file size limits, no watermarks, and complete privacy since nothing leaves your … Read more about How to Install Transmute on Your Asustor NAS

How to Install Antimatter on Your Synology NAS

How to Install Antimatter on Your Synology NAS

Antimatter is a community-maintained fork of Mattermost that removes commercial restrictions, user/message limits, and other paywalled or enterprise-only elements, delivering a fully unrestricted open-source self-hosted team collaboration platform focused on chat and core features without the corporate overhead. In my homelab I’ve been running it for days as the central hub for family and a … Read more about How to Install Antimatter on Your Synology NAS

Where Can I Find Security Advisor on Synology DSM/SRM?

Where Can I Find Security Advisor on Synology DSM and SRM

Many people do not know that some Synology packages are already pre-installed and it is impossible to remove or uninstall them. Security Advisor and Storage Manager, for example. Let’s talk about Security Advisor. Many looking for this package do not find it. I must admit that, when I had my first Synology, I too had … Read more about Where Can I Find Security Advisor on Synology DSM/SRM?

7 New Self-Hosted Apps You Should Try in October 2026

7 New Self-Hosted Apps You Should Try in October 2026

October is the perfect time to refresh your self-hosted setup. New Docker containers keep appearing, and many of them solve everyday problems in smarter, lighter, or more private ways. Whether you run a Synology, UGREEN, or Asustor NAS, these recent apps are worth testing this month. I spend a lot of time testing new self-hosted … Read more about 7 New Self-Hosted Apps You Should Try in October 2026

How to Delete Unused and Renew SSL Certificates in Nginx Proxy Manager

How to Delete Unused and Renew SSL Certificates in Nginx Proxy Manager

Nginx Proxy Manager makes it very easy to manage reverse proxies and SSL certificates with Let’s Encrypt. Over time, however, you often end up with many certificates that are no longer used, leftover from tests, old domains, or services you removed. At the same time, active certificates eventually need renewal to stay valid. Keeping your … Read more about How to Delete Unused and Renew SSL Certificates in Nginx Proxy Manager