Synology: Error establishing a database connection after WordPress Import

Synology Error establishing a database connection After WordPress Import

You have imported your website from a private hosting service directly to your own Synology NAS but now, every time you try to access your website, you get this error: “Error establishing a database connection”. If the password and username in your wp-config.php file match perfectly and all the file permissions are set up correctly, … Read more about Synology: Error establishing a database connection after WordPress Import

How to Speed Up WordPress on Synology NAS

How to Speed Up WordPress on Synology NAS

Recently I have been seeing quite a lot of self-hosted WordPress websites, hosted from home on a Synology NAS. The increase in self-hosted websites aside, what caught my attention was quite the unbelievable latency in opening pages and processing requests of said websites. My website is extremely fast, with an impressive page speed, and has … Read more about How to Speed Up WordPress on Synology NAS

Host from home WordPress/Domain name with SSL/HTTPS on Synology NAS

Host from home WordPress Domain name with SSL HTTPS on Synology NAS

Have you installed WordPress on your Synology NAS and want to use your website domain name instead of your Synology DDNS or LAN IP to access your website? You want your blog or site to be reachable from all parts of the world via a secure SSL / HTTPS connection?  Do you want to host your … Read more about Host from home WordPress/Domain name with SSL/HTTPS on Synology NAS

How To Change Upload_Max_Filesize on Synology NAS WordPress

How To Change Upload_Max_Filesize on Synology NAS WordPress

If you are hosting your website on a Synology NAS device, you’ve surely been wondering how to change the upload_max_filsize value from 2MB to 128MB for a higher upload capacity. In this article I will teach you not only how to change the upload_max_filesize value for your WordPress website hosted on a Synology NAS, but … Read more about How To Change Upload_Max_Filesize on Synology NAS WordPress

Synology NAS DS718+

Synology NAS DS718 Story

I’ve always wanted a Synology NAS since the very first time I heard about it! When I found out that you could use it for hosting your own website at home, I was simply thrilled. There are so many things you can use a Synology NAS for: storage and backup, personal cloud, surveillance, virtual machine … Read more about Synology NAS DS718+