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Happy 4th birthday! Who would think that this site would still be alive and active even though four years is nothing, but here we are! Another year, another giveaway, and this year it will be the biggest so far! So be sure to participate and follow the simple rules explained below. Continue reading...

Back in Oct of 2022 during the "2023 and beyond" event, Synology has already announced many new things that will come during this year. From DSM 7.2 (currently in beta), a new Scale-Out line of hardware, and on top of it all, new surveillance cameras. Continue reading...

Back at the end of February, we had more than a few new Synology model announcements, and of them was the refresh for one of the 4-bay models, the DS423+. Continue reading...

In November 2022 OpenAI launched their AI-driven chatbot called ChatGPT. It swept the world fast and started to be implemented via API into anything that it can be used with. From websites, search engines, chat platforms even personal assistants, everyone wants to be able to elevate current solutions with some AI power. On that note, the Mattermost chat platform is also a perfect candidate for this implementation. Continue reading...

Following the recent release of the new x23+ models, the DS723+ as well as its 4-bay version, the DS923+, now we got the successor of the 2021 8-bay. Here is the DS1823xs+. Continue reading...

For those looking to upgrade or acquire a new NAS that is not in a desktop (DS) form but rather a rack version, good news! The new refreshed general-purpose 12-bay NAS has arrived. As a successor to the current RS2421+/RP+ model with a few new tricks and changes, let's see what the new RS2423+/RP+ has in store. RS2423+/RP+ - the new 12-bay mid-range NAS The new 2U device is an upgrade to the previous model in terms of CPU, RAM, and I/O, as well as overall performance and speed. Designed with small and medium-sized businesses in mind, the RS2423+ will provide more than enough performance with the built-in quad-core AMD Ryzen V1780B CPU and 8GB of ECC DDR4 (up to 32GB). Upgraded from the previous generation (v1500B and 4GB of RAM)...

Just one day after the DS1823xs+ saw the light of day, looks like we are not done with refresh models. Today we got a glimpse of the upcoming (expected), x23 unit from the plus lineup, and here are bits and pieces of info on the new DS423+. Continue reading...

Table of Contents . . . This article will focus on one of the underdogs when it comes to DSM's presence. MEGA.io (or MEGA.nz) is a platform that has been around for the better part of a decade. Founded in 2013 as a follow-up of the MEGAUPLOADS platform with a focus on privacy, security, and large storage offerings, MEGA now has a large following, stable service, and does provide a good enough environment to host your data. . . Continue reading...

💡 This article will be updated with new info on the beta as they come to light, with specifically dedicated articles for new DSM 7.2 versions and features at a later date. As the new year has started Synology has rolled out a few new devices, and on the heels of late last year's keynote "2023 and Beyond" we got glimpses of the upcoming DSM 7.2 features as well. Continue reading...

⚠️ NOTE: The process explained below will work only with Portainer Business (EE) edition, and not with the community one (CE)! Using Docker nowadays has become very popular but is also useful for both SOHO and enterprise users and businesses. For that reason, there are many platforms that will help in both host and container management. One such example is Portainer. As a fan of the platform, I have done several articles here on the site on that topic. Those articles will cover most of what is needed to get started, but in this one, I would like to point out how can we utilize a compatible S3 platform to backup Portainer's configuration. For this particular case, I will be using Synology's very one (and new) C2 service, Object...

💬 This is the second part on the topic of the Synology surveillance solution. It will cover Surveillance Station 9 and its features. The focus will be on general usage, as well as some advanced elements and also features that are possible by using DVA devices like face detection and the like. Part 1 can be found here. In the first part of the review we have talked about the general setup of the DVA3221 unit and some of the general, most frequently used features. Now, we continue with some more advanced elements that are only accessible on the DVA lineup models as well as some that can be utilized on the NAS lineup models. Continue reading...

💬 This is the first part on the topic of the Synology surveillance solution. It will cover the DVA3221 device as well as 3rd party cameras used for testing. The article will also include DSM installation and Surveillance Station 9 initial configuration. Continue reading...

In case you have missed the official news on the Synology site, or their email newsletter, as of May 1st 2023, certain legacy DSM, as well as Surveillance Station, SRM, and some other smaller packages will no longer be supported and as such their installations will no longer be available on the download support site. Full info is accessible on the following link as well as below. Continue reading...

: Intro & specifications Following the recent update of the 4-bay model with the new DS923+, Synology has just released the smaller member of the same lineup, the brand-new DS723+. Continue reading...

If anything, this year flew by from the perspective of new Synology products and services, as well as for Blackvoid coming up to its 4th year of existence. Let's review some of the key moments, products as well as platforms that were introduced this year, and how they in some way shifted Synology and its users to new directions. Continue reading...

As of 29/11/2022, Synology has pushed a new update for their DSM 7 SMB package. This 4.15.9 version will include a previously announced SMB multichannel feature recently mentioned during the 2023 and beyond keynote. This package is still in beta and will be accessible via the Package Center beta channel. While it was announced that this feature will arrive in DSM 7.2, the notes indicate that it will work on DSM 7.1.1 version as well. Continue reading...

As off today, Friday the 25th up until Sunday the 28th at 23:59 (UTC+8), Synology is having a flash giveaway! All that will redeem this prize will get 1y of C2 Password Plus subscription as well as 500GB of C2 Backup for 6 months! Continue reading...

As off today, Synology has released a new 12-bay NAS from their high scalability range, the SA6400. With its global launch on January 11th, 2023, this model is available today for the Asia/Pacific region. Continue reading...

Table of Contents : Intro It was 2016 when Synology started to roll out their popular 4-bay NAS models in a version that supported more potential bays and offered more power to the NAS. These models, starting with the DS916+, had an eSATA port on the back and support for more RAM than their previous 4-bay version (like DS412+ or 415+) In 2018, Synology released the DS918+ model which had some visible changes to the previous model, and that look remained until today, with the brand new 4-bay version, the DS923+. Many were expecting this version even sooner but here we are. Just as the new year is about to start, the very first DS device from the new x23 lineup is here. Continue reading...

With the introduction of macOS Ventura (v.13) as well as the new iOS 16, Apple has also rolled out the new Passkeys features first introduced at WWDC 2022. Apple's introduction to Passkeys feature in macOS 13 and iOS 16 While Apple is not the only company going down the passwordless route, nor is it the first, it took a bit of time to bring this new password-free future to its customers. It is still not all there, and in order for this to work, many companies, platforms, and hardware need to become compliant with the technology behind it. There is much to say on this matter, but this article will demonstrate how anyone can use this method to log into the Synology DSM 7 using the passwordless method. Now it is worth mentioning that...