First of all, a small format change. Starting this month, the usual “Huge Docker Container Updates” becomes Self-Hosted NAS News. The name changes, but the spirit stays exactly the same: real, tested updates with no fluff, written for people who run Synology, UGREEN, and self-hosted containers at home on their NASes. Portainer shipped the new … Read more about Self-Hosted NAS News – August 2026
On August 27, 2026, Dockhand switched from version 1.0.44 to the new 1.0.45 version. Dockhand fixes the following issues and adds new options: New – KeePassXC as a secret provider – pull secrets from a .kdbx via keepassxc-cli, bulk or inline refs New – Compose generated from a container now captures network config and resource limits … Read more about Synology & UGREEN Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.45
On August 27, 2026, the Portainer team quietly but confidently moved the stable Long Term Support (LTS) line forward, switching from version 2.39.6 to the new 2.45.0 LTS release. For those of us who live and breathe container orchestration, whether we’re managing a handful of Docker hosts at home or running production Kubernetes clusters, this … Read more about Synology: Portainer Docker Version 2.45.0
On August 26, 2026, Synology released a new version of Container Manager jumping from 24.0.2-1606 to 24.0.2-1706. That’s it. Two years ago, on August 29, 2024, I wrote about this exact problem: Docker Engine 24.0.2 had already reached End of Life on June 8, 2024. The facts were clear then. They remain clear now. You … Read more about Synology: New Docker Version 24.0.2-1706
Authentik is an open-source and self-hosted identity provider designed to unify authentication, authorization, and access management across multiple applications through a centralized single sign-on experience. The platform functions as a privacy-focused alternative to commercial cloud identity providers by allowing users to host and control their data on private infrastructure. It supports major modern and legacy … Read more about How to Install Authentik on Your Synology NAS
On August 25, 2026, Dockhand switched from version 1.0.43 to the new 1.0.44 version. Dockhand fixes the following issues and adds new options: New – Generate a compose file from any container – save as new or append to existing stack New – MQTT notification channel – publish events to a broker New – TLS backup … Read more about Synology & UGREEN Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.44