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 Mastodon on Your Synology NAS

28 August 202616 February 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub where users can follow friends and discover new ones. On Mastodon, users can publish anything they want: links, pictures, text, video. All Mastodon servers are interoperable as a federated network (users on one server can seamlessly communicate with users from another one, including non-Mastodon … Read more about How to Install Mastodon on Your Synology NAS

Can I Connect USB 3.1 Disk to Synology USB 3.0 Port?

31 August 202615 February 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Did you know USB 3.0, the third major revision to the Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard, has recently been renamed USB 3.1 Gen 1 by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF)? However, there are no changes to the technical specifications. USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB 3.0) offers the same ease of use and plug-and-play capabilities as … Read more about Can I Connect USB 3.1 Disk to Synology USB 3.0 Port?

Synology Routers RT2600ac and MR2200ac Default Username & Password

31 August 202615 February 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Below you can find the default credentials needed to log into your RT6600ax, RT2600ac and MR2200ac Synology routers. First of all, remember to connect your Synology Router and PC via an Ethernet LAN cable. After that, open your browser, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari etc. and type the following into the search bar: http://192.168.1.1:8000 The following Synology … Read more about Synology Routers RT2600ac and MR2200ac Default Username & Password

Synology: Set Up Email Notifications on Immich

21 July 202615 February 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Starting from version v1.104.0, Immich introduced the possibility to set up email notifications. Have you already installed Immich on your Synology NAS or UGREEN NAS? If yes, I have finally come about to writing an article on how to set up Gmail notifications on Immich so you can now enjoy it to its full potential. … Read more about Synology: Set Up Email Notifications on Immich

Synology Install Radarr with Portainer

28 August 202615 February 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

My previous guide for Radarr involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Radarr version via Portainer. Radarr is a movie collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. It can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new movies and will interface with clients and indexers to grab, sort, and … Read more about Synology Install Radarr with Portainer

How to Install Kumiho on Your Synology NAS

28 August 202615 February 2026 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Kumiho is a lightweight self-hosted web media server built in Go, created for efficiently organizing and streaming personal collections of comics, manga, webtoons, light novels, and other image-based content. It delivers high performance with very low resource usage, making it well-suited for running on modest hardware such as NAS devices or Raspberry Pi boards. The … Read more about How to Install Kumiho on Your Synology NAS