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Plex vs Emby on your NAS Drive – Which Should You Choose For Your Media Server

NAS Compares Plex vs Emby on your NAS Drive – Which Should You Choose For Your Media Server

Choosing Between Plex and Emby on a NAS in 2021/2022 Despite the fact that network-attached storage NAS has a vast number of services and utilities for home and business use, many users predominantly use their NAS for a media server. From streaming multimedia to numerous devices in the home, to sharing their entertainment collection with friends and family worldwide, the advantages in using a NAS as a centralised location for all of your movies, box sets, music and photos are pretty obvious. Many users choose to buy a NAS as a viable alternative to streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime video in order to watch the media they own, rather than pay monthly for media they can only rent without choice. In recent years, creating a...
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Authelia - SSO and 2FA portal

blackvoid Authelia - SSO and 2FA portal

Intro In the world of self-hosting and open-source, there are a lot of great solutions, and some of them might not have a strong user authentification protection, or don't have anything at all, let alone the 2FA option. For those apps and the fact that you could access all those solutions with a unique/same account, you would need a combination of LDAP authentification system as well as some sort of portal that will be in front of your target services that will provide users with the option to log in. For this case let's talk about Authelia. Advertised as an open-source authentication server that offers single sign-on and two-factor mechanism. This article will be longer than usual when it comes to setting everything up because there...
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NAS Compares How to Connect Directly with a Synology NAS Without a Switch or Router

Connecting DIRECTLY With Your NAS without Using a Switch or Router Let’s all be honest for a second about one of the biggest advantages and disadvantages of network-attached storage, namely the speed, external security and method with which you can access your data. Having secure yet unlimited access to the data locked in your NAS from anywhere in the world is all well and good, but often all you want is the quick and easy connectivity more often found in traditional DAS and USB style storage. You want to enjoy the benefits of the software, maybe have the option of remote access and even still share are all the lovely data inside your NAS with multiple users, but you want it via direct connectivity with the NAS over a single cable, not...
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Synology NAS – Recommended Backup, Redundancy and Data Recovery for Beginners

NAS Compares Synology NAS – Recommended Backup, Redundancy and Data Recovery for Beginners

The Best Methods of Backup, Redundancy and Data Recovery on Synology NAS for Dummies Backup, backup, BACKUP! It’s something I am prone to say at the beginning and end of my videos whenever I talk about NAS Drives and integrating them into your home and business environment. Most people THINK they have a robust and secure data storage solution, yet only a fraction of them actually do. Most people will be happy/convinced their data is perfectly safe when they buy a Synology NAS drive, that they have a rugged, intelligent and reliable backup solution in place! They then start to back up their phones to the NAS, their PC’s and Macbooks to the NAS, their home media, their photo albums, their precious and irreplaceable memories! All of that...
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Synology DS3617XSII, DS2419+II and DX1215II NAS Drive Uncovered

NAS Compares Synology DS3617XSII, DS2419+II and DX1215II NAS Drive Uncovered

New Synology DS3617xsII, DS2419+II and DX1215II NAS Hardware Listed Synology has been in the process of releasing numerous pieces of enterprise solutions in the first half of 2021 (almost exclusively in their rackstation series) and a fair few people have been wondering if/when the Diskstation series will be seeing any new hardware releases before the autumn. Today I wanted to share a little change that was spotted on the official Synology pages in Taiwan that relate to three desktop enclosures from their brand that are seemingly updates on popular 12-bay systems, the DS3617xsII and DS2419+II NAS, as well as the DX1215II expansion chassis. Continue reading... - - - Check out FREE NAS advice section on nascompares.com
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NAS Compares Recommended IP Cameras for NAS Surveillance in 2021

A Guide to Choosing the Right IP Cameras for Your Surveillance NAS Of all the ways to make the most of a NAS in your home or business environment, few are as useful as implementing a surveillance system. Alot of people might have purchased a NAS for backup, for multimedia editing, for Plex Media Server or just for streaming over DLNA. However, all of those tasks are only going to be accessing the NAS for a fraction of the time, whilst it remains on 24×7. So, given the affordability of network cameras (you can pick some up for as little as £30) and the fact that most modern NAS brands include a surveillance software (some being remarkably enterprise in feel too), it almost becomes a no brainer to use the system for CCTV at home, shop or...
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