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🚀 Getting Started
3 ArticlesInstall the Plugin & Connect Your First NAS
Install the Plugin & Connect Your First NAS From plugin to first managed NAS in a few minutes: Enable SSH in DSM: Contr...
Read moreSet Up the SSH Key
Set Up the SSH Key Synology Manager Plus uses its own key ~/.ssh/synology-manager-plus_ed25519 (one per NAS when you hav...
Read moreUnderstanding /diag
Understanding /diag /diag checks seven points and reports a result per check: ResultMeaning OKall good WARNusable but...
Read more🗂️ Managing NAS
2 ArticlesMultiple NAS & the Active NAS
Multiple NAS & the Active NAS With /nas-add you add more NAS to the inventory — each gets its own SSH key. /nas-list sho...
Read moreThe NAS Profile & Where Your Data Lives
The NAS Profile & Where Your Data Lives Each NAS has a profile at context/nas/<slug>/profile.md with connection details...
Read more🩺 Health & Docker
3 ArticlesReading SMART Health Correctly
Reading SMART Health Correctly /smart-status assigns a verdict per disk based on the SMART values: VerdictTrigger crit...
Read moreFleet Health with --all
Fleet Health with --all Three health commands support the fleet sweep: /health-summary --all, /smart-status --all and /n...
Read moreControlling Compose Stacks
Controlling Compose Stacks The compose workflow on the NAS (all via /usr/local/bin/docker, passwordless sudo required):...
Read more🔒 Security & Troubleshooting
4 ArticlesSet Up Passwordless sudo
Set Up Passwordless sudo /smart-status, /health-summary, /dsm-update-check and all Docker commands need elevated privile...
Read moreFix "command not found: docker"
Fix "command not found: docker" Symptom: A Docker call reports "command not found" even though Container Manager is runn...
Read moreFix First-Connection & SSH Errors
Fix First-Connection & SSH Errors Symptom: /setup-ssh, /first-run or /diag reports that the connection fails. The three...
Read moreProtect Critical Stacks
Protect Critical Stacks To keep important compose projects (such as a database or monitoring) from being stopped by acci...
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