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I am encountering the following problem: I have OpenVPN installed on my Synology NAS with the aim of allowing users from various locations to log in to the NAS, both via mobile data and WiFi when on site. While mobile access functions properly, accessing the NAS from locations with WiFi poses...

Hello nice people, I have a Synology DS1513+ in SHR mode and 1 of my 5x HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB 7200RPM SATA III CMR 64MB Cache died after 10 years of use and I'm in the market for a replacement. Those drivers are not 4Kn, so from what I understood I'm limited to buying 512n or 512e drives...

Synology DS423+ vs DS923+ Plex NAS Comparison – Which Should You Buy? Today I want to compare the hardware on offer inside the Synology DS923+ NAS (released in Dec 2022) and compare it with the newer and more lower powered, but hugely popular Synology DS423+ NAS (released inin Summer 2023)...

Hi all. I can successfully connect to my NAS using a static IP using my site address xxxx,com through one internet provider, I use cloudflare zerotrust as an additional security layer. When I try to swap to a different internet provider I am unable to connect. I have ports 443 & 53 open in the...

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Usage type: small biz Preferred form factor DS (DiskStation) Number of bays: / Do you have any existing drives that you plan on using? No Prefered RAID array setup for this NAS: not sure This NAS will be used for: backup, multimedia, business (virtual machines, mail, office...

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Usage type: small biz Preferred form factor DS (DiskStation) Number of bays: 4-bays Do you have any existing drives that you plan on using? No Prefered RAID array setup for this NAS: not sure This NAS will be used for: backup, business (virtual machines, mail, office, etc.) Max...

Synology BeeStation Personal Cloud Review What IS the BeeStation? Of all the products I’ve spoken about from Synology in nearly 25 years of solutions from the brand, the new BeeStation is possibly one of the most conventional yet surprising they have ever released. We first spoke about the...

Greetings from Vancouver, BC, Canada. I have for sale two NAS units model DS1618+. They were acquired in August/September 2020. Although it is a bit cliché, they ARE in pristine condition. I still have the boxes they came in along with all the packaging. One unit was used as a backup for the...

Hi, I'm trying to set up Hyper Backup between two NAS on the same LAN (both plugged directly into router). When I type the local IP address of the destination NAS in the Hyper Backup setup wizard it says something like "failed to connect". The weird thing is that both units are running Tailscale...

Taking the Synology Beestation Apart to See What is Inside… Synology is approaching a whole new kind of user with the release of the new BeeStation personal cloud simplified NAS system. For all of the years that we have discussed the Synology NAS platform, very few solutions from the brand have...

Choosing a NAS for Video Editing – Get It Right, FIRST TIME! No doubt, you’ve got friends and professional colleagues working in the world of post-production and content creation who have staunchly recommended that you start editing your big projects on a NAS! Sounds simple, right? You’ve spent...

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Hi all I sorted out being able to access my NAS through a domain name using a static IP address and cloudflare (& ZeroTrust as an additional security layer), and had it working OK. However our Broadband was slow so we upgraded to a fibre service to allow faster access for when I'm away but have...

I'm used to "LastPass" which works fine, however I'm interested in running something similar entirely on my NAS. Anyone got any experience and can recommend a solution that is easy to install and maintain?

The UGreen NASync Series is Coming to Kickstarter – Should You Back It? Arriving on Kickstarter very soon, the UGreen NASync series of devices is an incredibly bold move by the relatively small Chinese computer accessories brand. Arriving with some genuinely industry-challenging hardware, six...

Hello all, I'm a new NAS user. I have DS923+ Last week I was infected by ransomware virus, one of my shared folders was infected. When I was infected ,SMB service was ON ( by the way, before being infected , 2 or 3 days before infection, i was receiving notifications about some IP address...

Hi all. Here is the situation. Intent: Copy all files from an old DS918+ (4-bay) to a new DS224+ (2-bay). The DS224+ will become my primary NAS and I'll keep the old DS918+ sync'd as a backup. Hardware: DS918+: 4 x 4TB, SHR, Btrfs, single storage pool, 6TB used of 8.7TB. DS224+: 2 x 8TB...

Ok. Here's a weird question. I currently run a DS1621+ as my main NAS with 6x10tb drives. I use a DS1618+ as my backup NAS with 4x14tb and 2x10tb. Can I physically swap the drives to gain access to a larger storage pool for day-to-day operations and repurpose the smaller pool as my backup? This...