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Pi-Hole v4 on Synology in Docker- the Easy Way

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″] (There’s a newer version of this post that overcomes many of these issues and works with Pi-Hole 5.0 here-)https://servicemax.com.au/tips/pi-hole-in-docker-on-synology-the-best-way/ Here is the simplest way to get Pi-Hole v4.2.2 working in Docker on a Synology unit. I made the mistake of trying to upgrade from v3 to v4 and blew up my

April 2, 2019

Web Help Desk Upgrading MySQL to Postgres

Warning- this post has a lot of words, and some of them are very sweary indeed….This job took me 10 months. Seriously. None of the solutions are particularly difficult or hard to understand, but I’d like you to know that while a lot of it seems easy now, I was constantly tied in knots because I didn’t know what the

March 3, 2019

State of The Mac 2019- Updated April 2019

We like Macs, but there are some er, less desirable models in the line up- so If you’re buying a new Mac this year, what specs to recommend? This post was originally written in March 2017, and since then Apple has updated many of the models- I have updated each of the categories with new recommendations as needed. All prices lifted

February 25, 2019

Adobe Creative Cloud Alternatives

We’ve had a love/hate relationship with Adobe going back many years. When we sold $100k per year they were great, but as soon as we started Servicemax, we realised that they have a very different attitude towards smaller dealers. Basically as a smaller dealer you have to buy from another dealer until you can generate enough income to deal direct

February 10, 2019

Mac VPN Setup Guide

How to set up a VPN on Mac OS Firstly, you’ll need these credentials to be able to connect Username (also known as ‘Account Name’) Password Shared Secret (this is just another password) Server Address (will be either a URL or an IP address) Already set up? Modifying an existing VPN (this bit not done yet) Setting up a new

January 29, 2019

Support- Who Does What?

People often ask how we can offer an ‘unlimited’ plan for support that includes both remote and onsite support, so I’m here to spill the secrets. It’s also a handy guide to how we make decisions on how to fix things… The Prime Directive Our primary goal is always to get things fixed as fast as possible, with the least

January 9, 2019

Unifi Cloud Key Can’t Connect to Cloud

My own Cloud Key Gen2 Plus had a problem recently, and would not show up in my dashboard at ubnt.com and locally said ‘managed by other’ I could still log in locally but could not upgrade firmware etc. Because I’ve been having problems with my DNS recently (been fiddling with my Pi-Hole setup) I figured that it couldn’t log in

December 11, 2018

Mac Pro 2013 Upgrading SSD

First some background- the ‘trash can’ Mac Pro from 2013 has not been upgraded much over the years. In fact the only thing that I can remember is that the internal SSDs basically doubled in speed very early on. Early versions had around 800MB/s transfer, but soon after launch these went to a version that could transfer ~1500MB/s. I’m lucky

November 19, 2018

Mail on Mac OS Server v10.13.4

I’ve been trying to get a new client on board and as part of that I’ve made a list of things that need to get fixed for that business to operate reliably. One of the dangerous things they are doing is running Mail Server on a Mac. This is about to become an unsupported config, so there is some urgency

April 13, 2018

Managing Mail Storage- cPanel

One common issue for clients is the limited amount of storage available with cPanel based hosting. However it isn’t really a problem if you learn how to manage it properly. This means you need to take action when you get one of those ‘Mailbox quota notification’ emails. Retrieve Your Email Password (skip this step if you know your email

April 4, 2018

Author: admin

Pi-Hole v4 on Synology in Docker- the Easy Way

Web Help Desk Upgrading MySQL to Postgres

State of The Mac 2019- Updated April 2019

Adobe Creative Cloud Alternatives

Mac VPN Setup Guide

Support- Who Does What?

Unifi Cloud Key Can’t Connect to Cloud

Mac Pro 2013 Upgrading SSD

Mail on Mac OS Server v10.13.4

Managing Mail Storage- cPanel

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