Synology WebStation 2 is a giant pile of shit

I have updated to WebStation 2.0, because I like the new shiny. I installed the Apache 2.2 backend, but it wouldn’t start, providing an error:

Failed to run the package service. 

I did some digging: when you install the Apache 2.2 WebStation backend, all the old WebStation configuration files...

PlexConnect on Synology with WebStation

I’m using Plex to manage my totally legal home movies. It turns out you can use PlexConnect to link Plex with your Apple TV.

I want to run PlexConnect on my Synology NAS, but it requires access to port 80 and 443. I already have WebStation serving websites on those ports, so there’s a conflict. Oh noes!

Speed up Synology SHR rebuild

One of the hard drives in my Synology DS1513+ crashed overnight. I replaced it, but the rebuild is going so slowly!