Since the release of Nextcloud 21.0.0, there have been increasing reports that cron and occ commands can no longer be executed. For once, these issues were not limited to Synology DiskStations or DSM. Since release 21.0.2, the error has disappeared for some users, but it persists for others. With 21.0.3 there were some changes that were actually intended for Nextcloud 22, but were quietly and secretly made for 21 as well.
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The new DSM 7 is here and here and the demand for Nextcloud is still very high. Synology offers its own cloud solution, Synology Drive, but it’s nowhere near as extensive and flexible as Nextcloud. Be it calendar and contact synchronization or the apps and web interface, there are many reasons for Nextcloud on a DiskStation. The article explains step by step how to install Nextcloud on a Synology NAS.
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If you want to import playlists into the Audio Station, you will search the menus in vain for a corresponding option. It’s actually very easy. However, there are a few hurdles to be considered. In this article, I not only explain how to do it, but also give you a little tool at hand.
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The last post was about installing Nextcloud on the DiskStation. After the installation, however, some adjustments should be made so that Nextcloud runs optimally and to increase security. In addition, depending on the environment, some error messages may appear. And that’s exactly what this post is about.
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With the Video Station, Synology already offers a video streaming server including a playback client. The Video Station has a great user interface and is easy to use. Unfortunately, the Video Station weakens a little when it comes to the compatibility of audio and video formats. The Plex Media Server is an alternative. It looks similar to the Video Station and is also easy to use and different formats and codecs are no problem for it. In this article I will tell you how to install and set up Plex on your DiskStation.
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Synology offers its own cloud solution, Synology Drive, but it is nowhere near as extensive and flexible as Nextcloud. Be it calendar and contact synchronization or the apps and web interface, there are many reasons for Nextcloud on a DiskStation. The article explains step by step how to install Nextcloud on a Synology NAS.
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Currently I’m planning a tutorial series including initial setup of a DiskStation, network setup, external access and configuring certain services and applications. Actually I just wanted to update my SSL certificate, but it didn’t do what I wanted it to do so I used the command line, the error messages you get there are much more […]
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The PHP package is quickly installed on a Synology DiskStation, but setting everything up without issues might be a bit complex. Unfortunately PHP for Synology behaves a bit different than PHP on a Unix/Linux server. Especially PHP CLI causes some issues. Some commands/programs don’t run with PHP 7.0 on the command line. In this article […]
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I skipped this topic in my Nextcloud posts. It is related to Nextcloud but not required to run Nextcloud. Also most the steps that are needed to externally access your Nextcloud, apply to any other service, provided by your DiskStation (or servers in general). Also I did the setup in DSM5. When updating to DSM6 the […]
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In this post, I’ll show you how to use Nextcloud to sync/backup your pictures but still use the Photo Station to view them. There are different reasons for using Nextcloud instead of the Cloud Station. Nextcloud has all the features I need in one package and a great web interface, also the Clients are better […]
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