Lately I’ve been reading a lot of posts on Reddit (the channel dedicated to Synology) about the pros and cons of paying for web hosting vs hosting your website from home, on a Synology NAS. A lot of Reddit users and so many other people on the Internet are asking which is better: buying a … Read more about Pay For Web Hosting vs Hosting on My Synology NAS
If you have a Synology NAS and have decided to host your website from home by registering your own domain name through one of the many services on the net (such as GoDaddy), it’s useful to know the most widely used DNS record types, and their purpose: A – A records specify IP addresses corresponding … Read more about Commonly Used DNS Record Types and Their Meaning
I have just celebrated the first anniversary of mariushosting and, after a year has passed, I want to share with you some info on my SSD disks. After just one year of non-stop operating, i.e. being active for web-hosting 24/7, the average lifespan of my SSD disks, according to the Synology Storage Manager, has decreased … Read more about Synology: SSD Lifespan For Web Hosting
If you have a website hosted on your Synology NAS that is built using WordPress, Joomla or a simple html page, you may be interested in the uptime of your website. There is a free online tool called UptimeRobot that checks if your website is still online every 5 minutes. If your site is offline, … Read more about Synology: How to Monitor Website Uptime
Did you also receive an email from GoDaddy claiming to update your information related to your domain? This email was sent to me from an email accountupdate@godaddy.com Is this a valid GoDaddy email? Yes, it is. Occasionally, GoDaddy is required to send reminders on registration compliance. You can see more detailed information at the GoDaddy … Read more about GoDaddy Action required: Verify your contact info
Hey folks! I have had some troubles in the past with the Web Station application on my Synology Nas device unit. It probably happened because I tried to set up another package and accidentally deleted a folder or a symlink. I could not access the websites created in: /volume1/web/ On the other hand, when I … Read more about How to Fix Web Station on Synology NAS