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Synology and Docker

After more than a year of using my NAS only to collect dust and the occasional backup, I decided this month to start self hosting various web apps on it. Synology has a visual Docker interface, so I installed that and I started trying to install my first app: Monica, which is a personal re­la­tion­ship manager (I love to track things).

Un­for­tu­nate­ly, modern technology has not yet solved this problem of deploying apps seamlessly. :(

Installing from the Docker registry

Installing Monica from the Docker registry

Installing the Monica Docker container was fairly simple: you search for it, click download, set the en­vi­ron­ment variables in the GUI, carefully copy pasting their names from the doc­u­men­ta­tion, …continue.

Backing up 2: The NAS

Photo of Synology DS916+

My DS916+ NAS hidden behind next to a drawer in my living room

As I mentioned in my previous post, it's good to have various kinds of backups. Today I'm going to talk about on-site backups, in a Network Attached Storage.

Network Attached Storages (NAS) are small form computers which usually have at least two hard drives. The hard drives are often hot swappable and can be taken out without dis­as­sem­bling the computer. They are meant to be always on, so they don't consume a lot of power.

You can build your own NAS. It's not harder than building your own computer, but if you want it …continue.