First of all, the usual disclaimer: this is still the same no-fluff roundup. Real updates, tested where possible, written for people running Synology, UGREEN, Asustor and plain Docker on home NAS boxes. A small note about the Roundup schedule. The Roundups will be posted twice a month: one in the middle of the month and … Read more about Self-Hosted NAS News – Mid October 2026
Running Docker on a Synology, UGREEN and Asustor NAS is incredibly useful: you can host media servers, databases, dashboards, and dozens of other services with ease. Over time, however, Docker accumulates a large number of unused images, intermediate layers, and dangling tags. These leftovers quietly eat away at your precious storage on your NAS device. … Read more about How to Free Disk Space on Your NAS if You Run Docker and Dockhand
On September 30, 2026, Dockhand switched from version 1.0.49 to the new 1.0.50 version. Dockhand fixes the following issues and adds new options: New – Update a container straight from its details view when a newer image is available New – Duplicate a backup schedule to reuse its settings for another destination New – Mark a … Read more about Synology & UGREEN Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.50
As self-hosted setups grow, the tools we use to manage Docker containers often evolve with them. Portainer has long been a popular choice for visual container management on Synology and UGREEN NAS systems, offering a clean web interface for deploying, monitoring, and controlling containers. As you know, most of my tutorials have used Portainer. However, … Read more about How to Move Your Docker Containers From Portainer to Dockhand
First of all, the usual disclaimer: this is still the same no-fluff monthly roundup. Real updates, tested where possible, written for people running Synology, UGREEN, Asustor and plain Docker on home NAS boxes. Portainer has officially announced that version 3.0 is on the way. It will be a bigger architectural step, more Kubernetes-oriented, with new … Read more about Self-Hosted NAS News – September 2026
On June 17, 2026, Dockhand switched from version 1.0.33 to the new 1.0.34 version. Dockhand fixes the following issues and adds new options: New – Raw file download – no tar wrapping New – Filter containers by “Update available” New – Show hostname / IP of the selected environment in the top header New – … Read more about Synology & UGREEN: Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.34