On July 13, 2022, the Pi-hole team released version 5.11.4 of their product. You can install it for free on your Synology NAS using my handy guide. Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application which acts as a DNS sinkhole, and optionally a DHCP server, intended for use on a private … Read more about Synology: Pi-hole Docker Version 5.11.4
Today, July 12, 2022, Portainer switches from version 2.14.0 to the new 2.14.1 version. It’s mandatory to upgrade since multiple issues have been fixed. The new Portainer 2.14.1 resolved an issue where users running Portainer with non-root access were receiving a ‘Permission denied on docker-compose’ error since the recent update to v2 Docker Compose. Also, … Read more about Synology: Portainer Docker Version 2.14.1
Did you set up your synology.me DDNS address or other DDNS by following my simple guide? Searching on Google or another search engine, did you find your synology DDNS address? Well, today I want to teach you a little trick to make sure that your DDNS address, be it synology.me or another, will not be … Read more about Synology: How to Prevent Search Engines From Indexing Your DDNS Address
Today, June 28, 2022, Portainer switches from version 2.13.1 to the new 2.14.0 version. It’s mandatory to upgrade since multiple issues have been fixed. The new Portainer 2.14.0 updated packaged components to recent stable released versions. What is Portainer? Portainer is a really awesome web UI for Docker. Portainer is a lightweight management UI which … Read more about Synology: Portainer Docker Version 2.14.0
How can you tell what your Synology NAS RAID type is? The first time you installed your disks in your NAS you were asked which RAID to choose. With time, you may have forgotten. If, for one reason or another, you forgot what type of RAID you chose for your disks, know that you can … Read more about Synology: How to Determine Your RAID Type
In DSM 6.2.4 there is an option called DHCP Server. DHCP Server essentially turns your DiskStation into a DHCP server within your LAN network which allows you to assign dynamic IP addresses and manage DHCP clients. In DSM 6.2.4 you can find the DHCP Server option in Control Panel. However, in DSM 7 the DHCP … Read more about Synology DSM 7: Where is DHCP Server?