On October 22, 2026, the Portainer team released the third maintenance update to the current Long Term Support line, moving from 2.45.2 LTS to 2.45.3 LTS. This is a classic LTS patch release: focused on security hardening, dependency updates, and small stability improvements rather than big new features. For anyone running Portainer on a Synology … Read more about Portainer CE 2.45.3 LTS Released: Security Fixes & How to Update
Layerling is a free, open-source browser-based 3D CAD tool aimed at 3D printing enthusiasts who want functional parts without learning complex software or creating an account. It works much like Tinkercad: drag shapes onto a virtual build plate, turn some into holes, group them, and export. Layerling adds practical features such as chamfers and fillets … Read more about How to Install Layerling on Your UGREEN NAS
On October 18, 2026, the Pi-hole team released Docker version 2026.10.0 of their product, this being the latest version for Docker. On October 18, 2026, the Pi-hole team had released version 6.5 of their core product. You can install it for free on your Synology NAS, UGREEN NAS, or Asustor NAS using my handy guides. Pi-hole … Read more about Pi-hole Docker Version V6.5 2026.10.0
On October 17, 2026, Dockhand switched from version 1.0.53 to the new 1.0.54 version. Dockhand fixes the following issues and adds new options: New – The interface follows your language – translation engine and German New – Simplified Chinese translation New – French translations, for France and Canada New – Polish translation New – Psono as … Read more about Synology & UGREEN Dockhand Docker Version 1.0.54
Antimatter is a community-maintained fork of Mattermost that removes commercial restrictions, user/message limits, and other paywalled or enterprise-only elements, delivering a fully unrestricted open-source self-hosted team collaboration platform focused on chat and core features without the corporate overhead. In my homelab I’ve been running it for days as the central hub for family and a … Read more about How to Install Antimatter on Your UGREEN NAS
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