Setting up a daily automatic activation schedule of Transmission in Synology DiskStation NAS DSM (tutorial, guide, instructions)

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This guide allows Synology community package Transmission users to keep it running only during specific periods (like at daytime, in order to reduce disk noise when people are sleeping).

Go to the DSM control panel's Task Scheduler:

 Create > Scheduled Task > Service

• Name the task something like "Stop Transmission for the night", for instance
• Mark it active (by default)

 In the second tab's second section, pick the time you want the service to be stopped. For instance, midnight.

In the third tab, tick the chosen service (Transmission) and apply with 'OK'.

Now, repeat all these steps to create the second task that will make the server (re)start the service.

That's it! Happy quiet downloading 😊

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Mettre en place une planification quotidienne automatique d'arrêt et démarrage du paquet Transmission dans le DSM d'un NAS DiskStation Synology (tutoriel, guide, instructions)

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Ce guide procure à l'utilisateur du paquet communautaire Transmission la possibilité de n'exécuter celui-ci qu'aux périodes choisies (seulement la journée pour limiter le bruit des disques la nuit, par exemple) en planifiant son arrêt et démarrage quotidiens.

Rendez-vous au panneau de configuration dans la section "Système" :

 Dans le planificateur de tâches :

Créer > Tâche planifiée > Service

• Nommer la tâche, par exemple, "Arrêter Transmission pour la nuit"
• Laisser activé (par défaut)

Sur le deuxième onglet, choisir la première heure d'exécution, par exemple, minuit

Dans le troisième onglet, cocher le service choisi (Transmission) puis valider par OK.

Procéder de la même manière pour créer la tâche qui exécutera le (re)démarrage du service.

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I easily change the oil of my Ford Focus 1,8 TDCI outside my box garage (step-by-step guide)

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Recommended interval: < (15.000 km / 18 months)

Note about my personal choice since I started doing this maintenance myself:
The maximum oil amount inside the engine being 5.6 litres, the minimum 4.6 L, the car being tilted during the oil change procedure therefore always leaving a small amount of used oil in the engine pan, I decided to use a five litre jug of oil every time, no more, no less, placing the level in the middle of the dipstick test area. As long as my engine won't eat oil, I will keep this method because it dispenses me from buying more than a jug of oil without gain to the engine. To each his own 😉

Here is what I use:

• 5W-30 oil (5 litres)
• Oil filter
• Engine oil drain plug gasket
• Heavy-duty bit and socket set (nothing broken yet since its purchase in 2016 💪)
• Filter wrench
• Lifting ramps (or jack stands but less convenient)
• Headlamp (optional but so convenient!)
• Oil collection pan or basin
• Torque ratcheting device (optional)
• Paper towels
• Eye-protections
• Nitrile gloves + wipes (optional but highly recommended if the sink is far away)
• 'Retired' comforter & funnel (old but usable!)
  

OK... 3, 2, 1, let's jam.
 

1. Lift the front of the car using ramps or jack stands (💀 never keep a vehicle lifted using only a jack while working underneath ⚠) and pull the handbrake
   
2. Place an old comforter underneath the car to work more comfortably (hence the name!) and absorb any oil splashes
3. Put on gloves and eye protection
   
4. Remove the big flat plastic engine protection casing underneath the car by unscrewing the nine Torx screws (some are hidden behind the wheels). Inspect any spots on it in order to detect any leaks and then clean the casing
5. Partially open the oil filling cap on top of the engine to let air in
6. Place a flat receptacle with enough room for 7 to 10 litres and wide enough to cover the area surrounding the oil drain plug and filter
7. Unscrew ↺ and put aside the oil drain plug, keeping in sight its gasket, which is to be replaced. The oil will leave the engine and fill up the 'basin'
8. Place some paper wipes or an old rag underneath the oil filter to protect the parts in the way toward the basin as a fair amount of oil is about to escape the filter
9. Briefly flip the new oil jug in order to leave an oil deposit on the seal under the cap, open it without throwing away the oily seal, take the new oil filter out of the box and lubricate its gasket with the saved seal's oil deposit
   
10. Once the oil is dripping slowly out of the engine, unscrew ↺ the oil filter, first with a filter-wrench to loosen it, then by hand
11. Make sure the used filter's gasket is still in place (instead of stuck on the engine as it often happens) before disposing of the cartridge in the new one's empty box
    
12. Position (without using any tool) the new filter in its place under the engine by first unscrewing slightly to ensure a straight assembly before screwing it manually (the first few turns should be extremely easy) until grunting because any tool help would induce excessive tightening
13. Replace the oil drain plug gasket
14. Tighten it to 25Nm (or one small grunt)
15. Wipe any oil covered parts and remove the basin from under the car
16. Remove the cap, place a clean funnel in the oil filling hole at the top of the engine and gently empty the new oil jug before putting the cap back on
17. Proceed the same way to transfer the used oil from the basin to the now empty new oil jug (or a larger one if more than 5 L came out of the engine) for safe storage until recycling
18. Replace the big flat plastic engine protection casing underneath the car and check that nothing was left underneath or behind the car before dropping it back down
    

 

Bring the used oil and filter to your local recycling center.

 

To learn more or in case of doubt: Ford Focus owner's manual and repair books

Thanks for your visit and don't forget: if you love your car, focus on the road, not on the girls 😉

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