Author name: Tobias

Every Synology NAS has a firewall, but attackers still reach the login screen. Learn how a scheduled script auto-imports IP blocklists into Synology DSM.

How big does the Unraid boot USB stick need to be? Unraid boots from USB, so the stick only holds the OS: minimum 4GB, maximum 32GB.

By default a Synology NAS silently drops incoming ICMP echo requests, so pings time out. Here is the firewall rule that lets you ping your Synology NAS again.

No, Unraid does not need a GPU to run. But there are several good reasons why many builds include one, from VMs and gaming to Plex transcoding and mining.

Unraid boots entirely from a USB stick. See which sticks are proven reliable and how to reduce write load so your Unraid boot drive lasts much longer.

Learn how to mount an NFS or SMB/SAMBA share from another server on your Unraid box using the Unassigned Devices plugin, including automount and Docker.

Learn how to install Nextcloud as a Docker container on Unraid with a MariaDB database and make it reachable from anywhere through the Nginx Proxy Manager.

Docker is the most popular container platform. Learn how to install Docker on a Raspberry Pi running Raspberry Pi OS using the official Docker script.

Your browser suddenly searches with Bing via www.getsearchredirecting.com? A hijacker extension is to blame. Here is how to remove it in Chrome and Firefox.

Chia farming uses storage space instead of computing power. Learn how to install the Chia Docker on Unraid, add plot directories, and start plotting.