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Farewell to 7 Docker Tools: Dockhand Just Killed Them All in One Go

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Farewell to 7 Docker Tools Dockhand Just Killed Them All in One Go

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

How to Schedule Automatic Container Updates in Dockhand

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How to Schedule Automatic Container Updates in Dockhand

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

Synology Install Dashy with Portainer

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Synology Install Dashy with Portainer

My previous guide for Dashy involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m 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

Synology Install Netdata With Portainer

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Synology Install Netdata With Portainer

My previous guide for Netdata involved the use of Task Scheduler. Today I’m offering a recommended and excellent alternative for installing the latest Netdata version via Portainer. Netdata is distributed, real-time, performance and health monitoring for systems and applications. It is a highly optimized monitoring agent you install on all your systems and containers. Netdata provides … Read more about Synology Install Netdata With Portainer

Synology & UGREEN: Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.20

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Synology & UGREEN Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.20

On March 3, 2026, Dockhand switched from version 1.0.19 to the new 1.0.20 version. Dockhand fixes the following issues: Fix: Regression on Synology DSM – Error response from daemon: client version 1.53 is too new. Maximum supported API version is 1.43 Fix: Fix ARM64 regression: Go collector crashing on Raspberry Pi and other ARM devices … Read more about Synology & UGREEN: Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.20

How to Install Shelfmark on Your Synology NAS

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How to Install Shelfmark on Your Synology NAS

Shelfmark is a self-hosted web interface for searching and downloading books and audiobooks from multiple sources, including popular web archives, torrents, Usenet, and IRC. It offers a clean modern UI with real-time download tracking, multi-user support via a built-in request system, and seamless automatic integration with library tools like Calibre, Calibre-Web, and Audiobookshelf, requiring no … Read more about How to Install Shelfmark on Your Synology NAS