Many people contacted me asking what the difference between AdGuard and Pi-Hole is and which one to use on their Synology NAS. As we well know, compared to AdGuard, Pi-Hole is very popular and is installed by millions of people on Synology devices. But this is not the case with AdGuard home. Personally, I prefer … Read more about Synology: AdGuard VS Pi-Hole
The File Services section under Control Panel allows you to manage general settings related to common file sharing services. Your Synology NAS is a powerful device and can use different services to connect to different operating systems. Below I will show you which File Services your Synology NAS can use depending on your needs. (Server … Read more about Synology: Common Services For Your NAS
Changedetection is a self-hosted change monitoring of web pages. Know when web pages change! Stay on top of new information! Live your data-life pro-actively instead of re-actively, do not rely on manipulative social media for consuming important information. Know when Government department updates (changes are often only on their websites) – Local government news (changes … Read more about How to Install Changedetection on Your Synology NAS
Did you just port forward some ports from your router to your Synology NAS and want to test to make sure that they are open? There is a very useful online tool that allows you to find out if your ISP is blocking certain ports. If you have correctly port forwarded the ports you need, … Read more about Synology: Online Port Forwarding Tester
If you want to access your Synology NAS or Synology Router device remotely, whether it’s from home or from your office, QuickConnect and Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) are the methods that can fulfill your needs. These two methods share similar functions but are a bit different in terms of networking process. While QuickConnect allows … Read more about Synology: Difference Between QuickConnect and DDNS
Speedtest Track is a program that runs a speedtest check every hour and graphs the results in a fancy way. The back-end is written in Laravel and the front-end uses Filament. It uses Ookla’s Speedtest cli to get the data and uses Chart.js to plot the results. Are you tired of complicated guides? Do you … Read more about How to Install Speedtest Tracker on Your Synology NAS