Did you know that Synology advises us to activate an option called “Memory Compression“? According to their official guide: You can enable Memory Compression to improve general system responsiveness under load by compressing the least recently used data in memory. When you have multiple applications running and the memory begins to fill up, the dynamic … Read more about Synology: Should I Use Memory Compression?
qBittorrent is a safe torrent client. The qBittorrent project aims to provide an open-source software alternative to µTorrent. Since its release, qBittorrent has received numerous feedback and positive reviews as being reliable and very lightweight software. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install qBittorrent on your Synology NAS using … Read more about How to Install qBittorrent on Your Synology NAS
FreeScout is the super lightweight and powerful free open source help desk and shared inbox written in PHP (Laravel framework). It is a self hosted clone of HelpScout. Now you can enjoy free Zendesk & Help Scout without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don’t control. The things I like the … Read more about How to Install FreeScout on Your Synology NAS
Gladys Assistant is a modern, privacy-first & open-source home automation software that runs on your server. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Gladys Assistant on your Synology NAS using Docker & Portainer. STEP 1 Please Support My work by Making a Donation. STEP 2 Install Portainer using my step … Read more about How to Install Gladys Assistant on Your Synology NAS
Bitwarden Lite is an official self-hosted deployment option for the Bitwarden password manager, released to general availability in December 2025 (previously known as the “Unified” deployment during its beta phase). It is designed as a lightweight and flexible alternative to Bitwarden’s standard self-hosted setup, making it ideal for personal use, homelabs, and small-scale deployments rather … Read more about How to Install Bitwarden Lite on Your Synology NAS
Did you know you can view your currently open ports on your Synology NAS and monitor their status by using Task Scheduler? And you don’t need terminal for this. In computing, netstat (network statistics) is a command-line network utility that displays network connections and a number of network interface and some network protocol statistics. It … Read more about Synology: Show Currently Open Ports And Their Status