On March 11, 2026, WordPress 6.9.3 was released to the public. This version is available for âdownloadâ from wordpress.org and not in the Synology Package Center. So, if you want to download and install WordPress 6.9.3 on your Synology NAS, you have to follow my step by step guide on how to manually update a new version … Read more about Synology & UGREEN NAS WordPress 6.9.3 Released
Open Dronelog is a high-performance, open-source dashboard for organizing and analyzing drone flight logs privately and locally. It focuses on DJI (.txt logs) and Litchi (CSV) formats with support for Airdata and some third-party CSVs, offering a fully local-first alternative to cloud-based tools. In this step by step guide I will show you how to … Read more about How to Install Open Dronelog on Your Synology NAS
Homebranch is a self-hosted web application for managing and reading your E-Book collection. It provides a user-friendly interface to organize, search, and read your eBooks across devices. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Homebranch on your Synology NAS using Docker and Portainer. STEP 1 Please Support My work … Read more about How to Install Homebranch on Your Synology NAS
Dockhand has taken out 7 separate Docker tools with a single elegant and modern container, drastically reducing overhead, complexity, and the number of services running on your NAS. Launched at the end of 2025 and exploding in popularity in 2026, it’s considered by many in the homelab/self-hosted community as the natural successor (and often superior) … Read more about Farewell to 7 Docker Tools: Dockhand Just Killed Them All in One Go
For years I’ve run Docker containers on my Synology NAS and UGREEN NAS boxes and relied on Watchtower for automatic updates. It was convenient until it wasn’t. Silent image updates started breaking services, containers failed to restart properly, and I lost visibility and control over when and how changes happened. After trying several alternatives I … Read more about How to Schedule Automatic Container Updates in Dockhand
My previous guide for Dashy involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today Iâm offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Dashy version via Portainer. Dashy helps you organize your self-hosted services by making them accessible from a single dashboard. Dashy is an open source, highly customizable, easy to use, privacy-respecting dashboard app like Homarr, Flame, … Read more about Synology Install Dashy with Portainer