918+

Hi everyone, I have a couple Synology units J218 not in use as upgraded to 918+ a few years ago. I like the DS interface but have really only use it for PLEX and basic storage. I hope to find a solution for my 918+ as it recently crashed and will no longer power up. I heard a "pop" when...

I have been reading around planning a new 1525+ for a while and I have developed a plan for myself below (with a little help from ai). Have I missed anything, or do I need to adjust the approach? Thanks for reading! Migration Strategy: Moving from a DS918+ to a DS1525+ (and Reusing the 918+ as...

I have a 918+ NAS with an 8TB and 10TB WD Red, plus 2x20TB Toshiba drives. I'm considering making it a backup unit due to its age and setting up a newer NAS as a primary unit, moving the drives over if possible. Are there drive compatibility issues I should be aware of? What strategies are...

Hi there - I posted something similar last year, see here. The topic at the time was what to do with a nearly full 918+. After consideration I installed two new 20tb toshibas, taking me storage to 33.16tb. I have a backup strategy in place (rotating usb disks, and also C2), but it does not cover...

I just got a unas pro and migrating all my media storage to this device, and using it for local backups etc. I have a 918+ that is going to get shipped to a family members house to keep 2 of my smaller HDs and "update" their aging 213j series. I have a 223 at my house I was using solely for...

I am installing my DX517 onto my DS918+ and wondering if I should make a pool #3? I have pool #2 on 918+ that I just had to fix as it was degrading. I lost pool #1 by my own error of removing a degrading WD red 2018 drive in bay 1, with raid 2 on disk 2 (it is just still sitting there). I put...

good day, i own a Synology DS918+ and want to enable volume encryption. First thing i noticed i have to upgrade "the manual way" to DSM7.1.2 U5. After that i tried to create a volume with encryption, the GUI does not offer that to me. Reading the documentation: this is not supported for a 918+...

I am considering replacing the UPS near my equipment, which includes a DS 918+, my Netgear router, and a 10/100/1000 24-port switch. It occurs to me that I might want something that can turn off the 918+ in the event utility power goes off, which happens about 2 times a year out here...

I am moving from DS918+ 4x4TB to DS1520+ 3x6TB. I have migrated the 4TB drives to the new NAS. The 6TB drives are being delivered in a few days. I think that the way to do this is to insert a 6TB in the 5th slot of the 1520+ and create a single disk SHR. Then move the shares (or copy?) to the...

HI, First-time poster so please be gentle with my newness and the length of this post. My DS918+ has been running fine for 3 years. But yesterday I could not reach the unit. When I walked over to the Status light is flashing green. I have tried cycling the power, reseating the memory...

So currently now I have 2 synology NAS devices, a 918+ and a 218+. I am decommissioning the 218+ and just purchased a DX1517 to expand my 918+. On my 918+, I run my radarr/sonarr/sabnzbd and host my Plex movies. On my 218+ i host a second instance of plex just for my music, as well as...

I use quickconnect to access my NAS, I Synology drive and Active backup for business to backup my pc, I use DS cloud and DS flie to backup my android phone. I am not using my firewall and have a few questions. 1. Should I use the firewall and will this affect the apps I use? 2.Can the Firewall...

It's the midst of summer here and my spinning and NVME disks are hitting 40C which I feel is a bit too high and the CPU is hitting mid to high 40C's with the fan sped set to max I am looking to replace the fans in my 918+ with something more capable and I'm not overly concerned about noise...