Synology

Dockhand: One Docker Dashboard for a Multi-Host Homelab

Why I run Dockhand across my Docker hosts, how the Gitea-first deploy flow works, and the API that lets an agent manage containers without SSH.

July 14, 20266 min read

Waking a Synology NAS from Home Assistant

Home Assistant's Synology integration has no wake button — it only manages the NAS once it's on. Here's the WoL setup, and what silently breaks it.

May 28, 20264 min read

Synology USB Passthrough Breaks After a VM Reboot

Synology Virtual Machine Manager doesn't re-attach a passed-through USB device after a VM reboot. Here's why, plus a self-healing script — ConBee II example.

May 5, 202613 min read