Seven years ago, in an ordinary room in an ordinary house, I turned on a NAS, opened a browser, and published the very first article. There was no business plan, no sponsors, no ads, no hidden referral links, no tracking. There was only the desire to explain things properly in English to anyone who genuinely … Read more about mariushosting.com Reaches its Seventh Anniversary
Qui is a modern, high-performance web UI for qBittorrent, serving as a lightweight and feature-rich alternative to the default interface. Built with Go backend and React frontend, it ships as a single binary with no dependencies, making deployment effortless. Qui excels at managing multiple qBittorrent instances from one dashboard, with advanced rule-based automations, cross-seeding support … Read more about How to Install Qui on Your Synology NAS
Sportarr is a free, open-source automated media management tool designed specifically for sports events, functioning as a personal video recorder (PVR) for Usenet and BitTorrent users. Often described as “Sonarr or Radarr, but for sports,” it allows users to build and maintain an organized library of recorded sports content from hundreds of leagues worldwide, including … Read more about How to Install Sportarr on Your Synology NAS
Bitify is an open-source, self-hosted music streaming application that transforms YouTube into a personal, ad-free music library. Built with Next.js and TypeScript, it streams audio directly from YouTube videos using yt-dlp, without downloading or storing any files on your NAS server, keeping it lightweight and suitable for personal use. You can create, edit, and manage … Read more about How to Install Bitify on Your Synology NAS
As another year draws to a close, time seems to have slipped through our fingers once again. Looking back on the past twelve months, my heart is full of gratitude for the privilege of sharing them with you every single day here on mariushosting. What started as a quiet New Year’s resolution to share a … Read more about Happy New Year 2026 from Marius!
MediaCMS is a modern, fully featured open-source content management system (CMS) designed specifically for hosting, managing, and sharing videos, audio files, images, and other media. Often described as a self-hosted alternative to platforms like YouTube or Vimeo, it gives you complete control over your content without ads, data lock-in, or platform restrictions. In this step … Read more about How to Install MediaCMS on Your Synology NAS