Modifications

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An index for articles/guides about modifying the Synology server. Click here for the standard contents.

1. General Disclaimer on Modifying the Synology Server
2. Overview on modifying the Synology Server, bootstrap, ipkg etc
3. A short list of the more useful 900+ ipkg packages
4. Accessing the Command Line Interface and general CLI mods.
   1. How to enable SSH Service for the Synology Server
   2. How to enable Telnet Service for the Synology Server
   3. Basic commands to get around the Synology Box
   4. Basic commands for Linux VI Editor
   5. Files to backup before modifying the Synology Box
   6. Unsupported configuration changes
5. Is my NAS an ARM or a PowerPC CPU model
6. Backup Mods
   1. Backup mySQL-database with a cronjob
   2. DataReplicator to LAN NAS to WAN NAS - For critical data with minimum data transfer
   3. How to backup the Synology Server to Amazon S3 Service
   4. Use RSync to backup to another directly attached storage
7. Downloading Mods
   1. Use Transmission and Clutch (Webinterface) for downloading Torrents
   2. Download Torrents with rTorrent and WTorrent (Webinterface)
   3. How to download files from Rapidshare
   4. Update the rTorrent Engine of the Synology Server
8. How to enable NFS Service for the Synology Server
   1. Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 Fast Setup Guide
9. How to generate custom SSL certificates
10. How to use sub-level folder permissions
11. Multimedia Mods
    1. How to disable the Synology Multimedia Indexing Engine
    2. Install Wizd Media Server
    3. Install Zina Media Server
12. Mods for Marvell mv5281 ARM-based Synology Products
    1. Installing bootstrap for the armmarvell models
    2. Step-by-step guide to installing Subversion on ARM-based Synology Products
13. Mods for Power PC CPU (PPC) Synology Products
    1. Installing bootstrap for the PowerPC models
    2. Installing smartcrl web browser monitoring for PowerPC models
14. Hardware Mods
    1. How to silence the CubeStation
    2. How to silence the DiskStation 207+
15. System Management
    1. How does the Synology Linux implementation work, e.g. bootup, device management etc
    2. How to add a second pre-formatted drive to your NAS to copy data from/to
    3. How to downgrade a RAID 1 Volume to Non-RAID
    4. How to give your disks and files a health check and repair basic faults
    5. How to prepare a Hard Disk whilst installed in a Synology NAS
    6. Installing Midnight Commander
    7. Move System Folders Away from Volume1