Those who have been following me for a long time know that I prefer to use SSD disks instead of HDD disks on my NAS. The reason why I like SSDs better than HDDs is because SSDs are totally silent, and also, I do not have that much data to save. Today, after 3 years … Read more about Synology: Using Different Brand SSDs For RAID 1
On September 5, 2022, Synology released a new DSM version called DSM 7.1.1-42962Â which fixes over 60 security issues in one update, more precisely, 64 CVEs. This update is mandatory. What is CVE? CVE, short for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, is a list of publicly disclosed computer security flaws. When someone refers to a CVE, they … Read more about Synology: DSM 7.1.1-42962
On September 3, 2022, the Pi-hole team released version 5.12 of their product. You can install it for free on your Synology NAS using my handy guide. Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application which acts as a DNS sinkhole, and optionally a DHCP server, intended for use on a private … Read more about Synology: Pi-hole Docker Version 5.12
Dash or Dashdot is a modern server dashboard to monitor CPU, STORAGE, RAM, NETWORKS. Homarr on the other hand is a simple and lightweight homepage for your server that helps you easily access all of your services in one place. The thing I like most about Homarr is its speed and simplicity in adding links … Read more about Synology: How to Add Dash Monitors to Homarr Dashboard
Did you know that you can add a custom clickable link in the footer area of the main DSM login page? This link could be used, for example, to access your favorite website or your Docker dashboard links such as Flame, Homarr etc. I really think you will find this little trick very useful and … Read more about Synology: How to Add Custom Link to DSM Login Page
On August 31, 2022, WordPress 6.0.2 was released to the public. This version is available for “download” from wordpress.org and not in the Synology Package Center. So, if you want to download and install WordPress 6.0.2 on your Synology NAS, you have to follow my step by step guide on how to manually update a new version of WordPress … Read more about Synology WordPress 6.0.2