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COMPLETE Synology NAS Setup Guide for 2023 (Detailed for Beginners)
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- Опубликовано: 14 авг 2024
- This is a complete, in-depth, step-by-step beginner's guide on how to set up a Synology NAS for the first time.
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This will cover the entire process from start to finish and will take a new brand Synology NAS and configure Synology DSM 7.2. We will follow best practices regarding system settings, security, data protection, and some advanced functionality to ensure the NAS is configured properly.
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0:00 Intro
0:39 Disclaimer
1:23 Synology NAS Hardware
1:39 Synology NAS Upgrades (RAM, NVMe SSD Cache, 10GbE NIC)
2:43 10GbE NIC Explanation
3:38 NVMe SSD Drives
3:58 Initial Synology DSM Setup
4:10 Finding the Synology NAS on your Network
5:15 Synology DSM 7.2 Installation
6:53 Synology Admin Account Creation
7:41 Synology NAS Update Settings
8:04 Synology Account Options
8:43 Storage Pool and Volume Creation
9:07 RAID Type Selection
14:35 NVMe SSD Storage Pool
15:22 Storage Pool Creation
16:08 Volume Creation
16:45 Btrfs vs. Ext4 File Systems
17:33 Volume Encryption
18:32 Synology NAS Storage Manager
18:40 Data Scrubbing
19:29 HDD/SSD
20:02 NVMe SSD: Volume/Cache Explanation
20:37 NVMe SSD Cache Setup
22:10 NVMe SSD Storage Pool + Volume
23:43 Hot Spare for Storage Pool
24:45 Users & Groups
26:30 Shared Folder Hierarchy (Best Practices)
27:59 Shared Folder Creation
28:53 Encrypted/WriteOnce (WORM) Shared Folder Settings
31:05 Shared Folder Settings
32:20 Shared Folder Permissions
33:20 Shared Folder in File Station
33:58 Creating a Second Shared Folder (Different Permissions)
34:29 Permission Differences (No Access, Read/Write, Read-Only)
35:31 Permission Example
36:48 Other User Permission Settings
37:13 Advanced User Settings
37:27 User Home Folder Service
39:27 Accessing a Shared Folder
39:55 File Station Web Server
40:46 File Services (SMB Setup)
42:00 Accessing a Shared Folder using SMB
44:49 Importance/Setup of a Static IP Address
47:27 Synology NAS Security
48:34 Account Protection
49:18 Two-Factor Authentication
51:32 Synology's Firewall
52:40 Redirect HTTP to HTTPS
54:10 Changing Default HTTP/HTTPS Ports
55:40 YOU NEED A UPS!!!
56:45 UPS Setup on the NAS
58:40 Risks of Data Loss without a UPS
59:35 Synology's Package Center
1:02:05 NAS Data Protection
1:02:34 Creating Snapshots (Ransomware Protection / Data Recovery)
1:04:40 Snapshot Retention Policy
1:07:21 Taking a Manual Snapshot
1:07:48 Restoring a File/Folder from a Snapshot Example
1:09:22 Summary of Snapshots
1:10:10 Configuring Hyper Backup
1:11:40 Example External HDD Hyper Backup Task
1:14:26 Hyper Backup Restore Example
1:16:30 Data Protection Summary
1:17:05 Accessing a Synology NAS Remotely
1:17:34 Self-Hosting a VPN Server
1:18:00 Configuring OpenVPN on a Synology NAS
1:19:36 Using Tailscale (Zero-Config VPN)
1:20:45 Synology QuickConnect
1:22:44 Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
1:23:58 Reverse Proxy
1:24:30 Remote Access Summary
1:25:25 Configuring a Recycle Bin Empty Task
1:26:31 Configuring Notifications
1:28:17 Conclusion & Final Thoughts
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Frank, as others have said, this is an excellent learning aid for all us new Synology NAS users! Very much appreciated, especially since it's not just full of "do this, then this, and then that" but also "this is why you should do this and not do that" as well. No "watch me do a magic trick" stuff here, but rather solid examples accompanied by solid reasons for those actions. I know how much extra time/effort it takes to plan and prepare lessons like this, and you've hit a home run IMHO. Thanks so much for your hard work!
I'm glad to hear it helped and really appreciate the kind words. Thank you for watching!
Frank - this video should win an award! Outstanding - you have outdone yourself. Fabulous explanation of the different RAID choices.
Thanks so much, Tony! Appreciate you watching!
A few notes that I want to include:
1. I realized after creating the video that I wasn’t clear about the installation of hard drives. If you purchased any upgrades (10GbE, RAM, NVMe), I would install them BEFORE installing the hard drives. You CAN upgrade AFTER setting up the NAS, but take the hard drives out and put them back in the exact order they were in.
2. The storage pool selection is very important (volume is too, don’t want to downplay it). If you select RAID 6 or SHR-2, you CANNOT go “back” to RAID 5 or SHR. However, if you start with RAID 5 or SHR, you CAN “upgrade” (by adding another drive, assuming you have the space) to RAID 6 or SHR-2. One other side note - for most 2-bay NAS devices, you’ll most likely use RAID 1 if you want redundancy (which is a direct mirror).
3. Snapshots have to be scheduled for each shared folder.
4. The autofocus on the camera was messed up at points throughout the video. I'm not exactly sure why, but I'm hoping I can fix it moving forward - sorry about that!
I am probably forgetting a few things but will update this comment if I think of anything else. Thanks for watching!
Great comment to pin, excellent vid!
2bay where i don’t want a clone, what raid setting?
GD bless you, Mr. Frank. I am a mom trying very hard to learn with no experience in these area of technology management; So then, I can teach my little girl, so that she can gain this knowledge. I also volunteer at a few nonprofits; they often need help in this area, but have no financial resources to call in a licensed professional. There's too many times I am not able to help because the knowledge I do have is quiet limited. I share details because the detail and precision that you share the information is absolutely essential to a person for example like myself. I pray the LORD will encourage you to know your impact is far more reaching, extending, to much more perhaps than you may at times realize. ty Mr. Frank, For sharing so generously, what I imagine has come at a cost to you. The LORD bless you and your family.
Thank you very much for the kind words - glad to hear the video helped!
even though thank you falls short; please know gratitude is immense.
@@WunderTechTutorials
This is heart warming
Wonderful video. I agree with a previous comment - it should win an award. Such a professional tutorial. Concise, clear, complete and accurate - presented at just the right pace. This is one of the best full featured "how to" videos I've seen. Well done and keep up the good work! Thank you Frank.
Thanks a lot for the kind words! Glad that it helped!
The best insightful Guide of synology Nas ever, thanks for sharing
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
Great work Frank. The video with the timestamps is super useful. The written version is a bonus. Thanks for putting together such a comprehensive tutorial.
Hope it helps - thank you for watching!
Excellent work for the beginning setup. I watched the whole thing to make sure I didn’t miss anything. All your videos are very informative and helpful.
Glad that it helped and thank you for watching! Definitely a long video to watch so I appreciate it!
First time nas user, but what a clear and great video for me to set up my DS923+. Thanks a lot!
Thank you very much! Glad that it helped!
I appreciate this video because as someone who’s planning to buy a 5 Bay NAS it can be very overwhelming
I got a 1522+ with three 18TB WD Red Pro HDDs. I'm on day 2 of getting my bearings not even saved one byte to it yet lol it's not just a big HDD as my mind wants to tell me.
I am so glad I ran across this video! I purchased a Synology NAS two years ago and could never get it up and running with the tutorials that I found. This in-depth video (no doubt combined with DMS 7.2) got me up and running. Thank you!
That's great! Glad to hear the video helped and hope you're happy with the device!
I will read the guide and come back to the video if I need to. I've been following you for a long time, and I've had my Synology NAS for several years. I set it up without you but I've since updated some of the settings following your suggestions. Thank you for all you do.
AWESOME job !!! I'm a longtime Synology user since 2011. I'm currently using a DS718 that is still running DSM 6. I'm considering buying a DS923, then using the DS718 for off site backups. You provided an excellent refresher for me as well as how to bring up the D923 on DSM 7. Thank you so much for and outstanding presentation.
I absolutely LOVE your videos. You voice, the pace at which you present, your thoroughness to details and much much more. Simply amazing and a pleasure to watch all your videos. If only every other RUclipsr would follow your example. Thank you so much for assisting me and I'm sure, thousands of others. As the creator of the term SEO, author and lecturer, I understand that to convey something well, you need to first understand your target audience and with that said, you're a natural. What does Picard say? Oh yeah... "Well Done!!"
Thank you very much for the kind words, they mean a lot! I'm glad the videos have helped and appreciate you watching!
I've been following Frank for a few years now and have learned a lot from his excellent videos and instruction. This video comes at exactly the right time for me as I've recently purchased a DS923+ as an upgrade to my trusty DS716+II. Appreciate your efforts Frank. Thanks
Thanks a lot for the kind words!
This a must see video for people starting out with Synology NAS drives. I learned a tonne of stuff from you here Frank. Thank you.
Thanks a lot for the kind words! Glad it was helpful!
Thanks all you have done :) My NAS is working perfectly because of all the videos you have done about Synology. My DS923+ is configured with hyperbackup , snapshots , my external drive too , my OpenVPN is working perfectly and I use Synology drive and photos :)
Thank you very much for the generous donation! Glad to hear that everything is set up and working well!
This is a fantastic reference!!! Thank you so much. When I put my 920 together, I did so by watching a bunch of your other videos. This will be a great way for me to review how I've set everything up and make corrections.
Hope it helps! Thanks for the kind words!
Thank you! New DS1522+ sitting here just waiting on the drives. Very well done and I will be watching more videos.
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
Fabulous and priceless tutorial. Thank you, and be blessed.
Wow.....I learned more from this than I ever could have expected. Thank you so much. I will certainly be viewing many more of your excellent content.
Thank you very much for watching! Glad the video helped!
Awesome !!! I just finished to install my new ds923+ with snapshot , hyperbackup and even with openvpn , it was really easy because of your videos !!!
That's awesome! Glad to hear! Good luck with the new device!
Exceptional, the most complete I've seen to date.
Brother, I just bought a NAS and this was very helpful, clear and easy to follow.
Great content. Subscribed!
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!
Excellent video, I use Tailscale and can confirm that it was so easy to use, it's a superb bit of software, when we go away I use it to watch my media on my NAS plus it allows me to upload my photos so when I get home I'm not messing around. I wish I'd have bought this years ago
This Video is a great asset. Stay blessed for sharing.
What I would like is for someone to setup from start to finish (for beginners) a Synology NAS with each HDD as a separate HDD (separate volume). I have the 1522+ so I have 5 bays. I would like to set it up with no raid but just separate drives. Basically Drives D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5 so if one goes down I can just replace that one and repopulate from my backup set of D1-D5 on my local DAS. That way I don't have to waste a single drive of space on the Synology which would be the case with raid. For me it seems this would be better than SHR my second best option (from my beginner understanding). With separate HDDs (D1-D5) if for example D2 goes out and I had a set of 22 TB drives I would lose the 22 TBs of data on D2 but could just replace D2 with a new HDD and repopulate from my DAS D2. The downside of this would be that during repopulation I would have only one set of D2 until the repopulation is done. With SHR it seems any of the D1-D5 could go and I could replace that bad drive and would have to wait for repopulation to occur (I would expect at least a few days). In the meantime with SHR while repopulating I could just use my DAS. I think I just talked myself into going with SHR.
You can do that, but you're losing the benefits of redundancy and data scrubbing for one additional drive of storage space. If you have data that's going to be sitting for a while, data scrubbing is far more valuable than that one drive of storage space IMO, but it's up to you!
@@WunderTechTutorials Thank you. Now I have 3 22 TB drives in it as one volume. I am going to have to add 2-22 TB drives and then set up a completely new SHR raid. All data on the current drives I assume would be lost but I have a whole set of backup on my DAS.
Excellent walkthrough 👏 Now, you’d make a nerd - this nerd - very, very happy, if you do something similar with TrueNAS SCALE 🤓
Very useful video! Thank you!
I don't even have a NAS (yet). But saved!!!! Such a great video!!
Thank you for watching! Good luck with the NAS!
well done Sir. Love how comprehensive you are with good detail and info to help make better decisions
Glad it helped! Thanks for the kind words!
Wonderfully done Synology NAS Setup Guide!
this is really great for beginner like me, I hard stroked when I skipped to watch docker content you made lol
Glad it helped! Definitely best to start here!
If I can't find the device on the network, the best solution is to log into the router and see which address was assigned to it. The IP address is also something to be noted at this point because, if you decide to use a static IP address when you configure the NAS, then this is the address to use. I have seen static IP addresses used which, unfortunately did not match what the router assigned and it became just another mystery to solve. I will often set that address as a reservation in the router. Another great video Frank; Synology 101 at its finest.
Great input! Definitely agree that that's a great (probably the best) approach to finding the NAS. Thank you for sharing!
I absolutely loved this video! this goes straight into my saved videos indefinitely! you absolutely nailed it!!!
Thanks, Avi! Appreciate you watching!
Very well structured and incredibly useful. Thank you very much Frank!
Thank you! Glad it helped!
Thanks for your video :) I will need to install a ds923+ or a 1522+ during the Christmas holiday :) awesome reference to double check that I didn’t mess up something :)
Thank you Frank love the way you simply talk though it which is very intuitive! Been looking at Nas drives but been on the fence as not cheap also learning curve seems a bit steep . Also wasn’t sure 2 bay or 4 bay however do know that do not want all photos and videos stored through Google , Microsoft or Apple etc . Really new to this so have no idea what I’m doing so no doubt when I make the purchase will probs end up watching this multiple times 🙈.
Thank you very much! If you can splurge (in my opinion and my opinion only), I would go with the 4-bay. It'll give you more flexibility in the future and in the event that you actually will need more than 2-bays, you'll save money because you won't have to upgrade/purchase an expansion unit (if the device you're looking at even supports one). With that said, if you know for a fact you won't need more than two bays, they're great devices as well.
You explained really well. Thanks for your hard work👍
I wish I would have found you before I bought my DS224+. However, my primary reason for buying it was as a media server and backup. I had no idea how much these units could do. I believe there will be a four drive unit on my premises in the future. Maybe, I could use the DS224+ as a backup for the future 4 drive unit. Your presentations are exemplary. Time for me to subscribe.
Thanks for watching!
Nice timing! I just purchased a NAS recently!
Hope it helps! Good luck with the new NAS!
I want to thank you for this, I tried to do this on my own got frustrated and requested a refund from amazon. After coming across your video I tried it all again, and now it works so I canceld my return and now Iam keeping this going! Thanks again!!!
Glad to hear it helped! Thank you for watching and good luck!
Please do an updated Jellyfin Install tutorial.
Your last one was three years ago and Synology changed the Docker UI completely.
This is an updated guide I have, but it's in written format: www.wundertech.net/how-to-set-up-jellyfin-on-a-synology-nas/
Awesome, this is exactly what I needed! Keep the great work up!
Your way of describing things is so clear and to the point, excellent! If you have a NAS with multiple bays does this mean in theory that the throughput speed would be faster with each additional drive? (when using 10GBe connection and SHR1/RAID5)
Thank you very much! Yes, if you're using SHR or RAID 5, adding additional HDD's will increase the overall speed. Roughly takes around 6 HDD's to saturate (or come close to saturating) a 10GbE connection.
Great great video for a beginner like me! thank you very much!
love the NAS videos
Really Really Helpful. Bless you
Thanks for this video man! Really helpful and informative. Merry Christmas! 🙏
Glad it helped! Merry Christmas!
Just finished my third time thru this video this week. Finally after making errors (especially with trying to set static IP) that required several mode 1 resets, I think I finally have this NAS up and running on one windows computer and one Mac. Can’t believe how many setting configurations I missed or set up wrong the first time thru. Now time to add the other users/computers. This was an outstanding video and absolutely the best I found on RUclips. Only one minor comment. At the e3 minute mark when you are explaining creating folders for data transfer back and forth you somewhat lost me. You really went fast in not only the set up but how you use the folder to transfer data once setup. Anyway thanks for this tutorial, highly recommended for a rookie user like me.
I meant the 43 minute mark
Thank you very much and glad you got it working! That section is for SMB - ultimately, there are many ways to access the NAS but SMB is probably the most common. If you enable SMB, it'll give you two options for Windows and Mac:
Windows: \\IP_Address
Mac: smb:\\IP_Address
The process for connecting is different for each, but if you look up "Windows Map Network Drive" or "Mac Map Network Drive" in Google, it'll have the info.
This is actually a tutorial I made on how to map the network drive on Windows if you're interested: www.wundertech.net/how-to-map-a-windows-network-drive-on-a-synology-nas/
Thank you, this will help me.
Amazing video! Synology should pay you for that detailed explanation!
Could you share links for SSD cache that you used , please?
Thanks a lot! Appreciate the kind words! Here is the link: www.wundertech.net/ssd-cache-on-a-synology-nas/
Hi Frank, my Synology and all services on it are configured using your tutorials only. Even this video I'm watching through OpenVPN which "you set up for me", so I could access RUclips from a network offshore (where I work) which is blocking access to it.
Anyways, I'd like to ask if you could make a video about hosting a WordPress website on a synology. There are very few of those out there, outdated and not very useful for a noob such as me.
Your written instructions are fantastic and make it all easier and future proof since those can be updated, while other youtubers don't do that.
Thanks again!
Thank you very much for the generous donation! Glad to hear that the videos have helped! I have an old video/article on WordPress that definitely needs to be updated, so I'll add it to my list!
Can i plug a 4tb USB 3.0 drive into rear of synology DS223J 2 Bay Desktop NAS and stream video from it??
Thanks for this awesome video. Regarding the APC UPS - the port that connects to the NAS is the one on the side labeled USB Data Port (next to the 'Building Wiring Fault' LED) NOT the port on top by the power button correct?
Thanks! I don't have the device in front of me, but yes, that sounds right.
Great video. Very helpful but for the life of me I can't figure out how to create a shared subfolder. For example media -> photos. It creates photos right next to media. I've tried in file station and control panel with same outcome.
If you open File Station and select the Media folder, you should be able to create folders inside of there and they'll be subfolders.
I don't think I've ever watched a more comprehensive and clearer video on the topic of setting up a Synology NAS. I just upgraded from a DS214 to a DS923+ and am very happy with my new NAS. I'm looking to add additional security and have followed your recommendations. Upon changing the ports for HTTP and HTTPS protocols, you mentioned the warning regarding the certificate. Do you have a video or steps on how to setup a self-signed cert to eliminate the browser warning? I'm also going to take a look at some more advanced topics that you mentioned but didn't get into. I've never used containers, don't even know what they are, so looking forward to additional videos from you.
Now that I'm running DSM 7.2, I'm going to setup Synology Drive. I had a folder structure similar to what occurrs when you enable the "homes". Must I enable the homes function in order to use Synology Drive. Wondering if I should do so and copy all my files from my previously used folder structure to the Homes one. I hope I'm explaining myself clearly.
Thank you!
I actually just made the changes to the ports and the warning only came up the first time, so please disregard this.
Thank you very much for the kind words! Yes, you must enable the homes folder for Synology Drive, but it's used relatively well in the system. Glad to hear you got the other issue fixed!
Thank you. I plan to set Drive up today.
Did you mention in the video that you recommend not making the everyday account I use to access Synology applications an administrator account? So use a standard account and only use the administrator login when it’s required?
That is my preference - I'm not saying it's right but I like to access everything with an administrator account and use the admin account basically for DSM and DSM only.
Frank, this video is outstanding, the way you explain is awesome. Keep it up.
I have quick question, is there a way to install ErpNext in synology? I follow the tutorial on mariahosting but sadly not working on my machine . I can install it on windows and Ubuntu. But I really want it in synology. Could you explain how can it be done? I will be very thankful.
Thank you very much! I don't have any experience with ERPNext unfortunately, but from an initial search, the implementation seems more complicated than most other Docker containers. Your best bet is going to be Docker compose but that's my only real suggestion unfortunately 😞
I set up my Synology several years ago, but without the clear explanations in this video. What steps would I need to follow to offload my current data and wipe my Synology to start again? Is there a benefit to going through that?
I don't think you'd need to reset the NAS, but you should be able to implement a lot of different things in this video. With that said, if you didn't use Btrfs or configured the wrong RAID type, that might be your only option.
Thanks!
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it!
Re your section about a UPS - Ive Invested in a NAS and understand that a UPS is essential part of the setup due to loss/corruption of the storage pool if the power was to fail when it’s writing to the storage pool.
If I work on a PC that’s doesn’t have a UPS and am transferring data from the PC to the NAS and the power goes off - is this loss of Ethernet connectivity as risky as the NAS losing power outright if it doesn’t have a UPS?
I’m trying to work out if a network Ethernet connection (from PC to NAS) being lost is putting the NAS at risk? If the NAS has a UPS and is able to shut down is there any risk of data loss even if the PC blacks out from power loss?
I wouldn't be worried about the NAS as the NAS would remain powered but just lose the file transfer, but the PC might have issues if there's a power loss. It is a best practice to have a UPS for a PC as well, but the NAS is generally more sensitive due to RAID. Overall, no, I wouldn't be worried, but I just want to point out that power loss for the PC isn't great either and you might run into issues with the file, but on the PC side and not the NAS side.
With all of this said, it's a hypothetical situation and that's my opinion on what would happen. I can't promise you won't run into issues on either device.
Best video so far …. Thanks a ton … these days after updating to 7.2 smb in mac is asking password and user id evertime I turn on my mac …any solution on that
Thank you! I know that mine normally asks me to authenticate after a restart, so I think that might be working as expected. I'm just not sure why it wasn't like that before 7.2 for you (as it always was for me).
@@WunderTechTutorials ohh earlier it used to auto login and mount my drive and shared folders on restart … no I have to enter / select my credentials after every restart
Hi Frank, great Video! Helped me a lot with my DS923. Just one question: Why do i need a static IP address? I am a simple user, will just need to access my NAS thru different devices in my Homenetwork for Storage and Data and when i for example go to visit my family need access via my Laptop. Can i for this simple purposes just keep the DHCP settings? Or what functionalities will i loose if i dont use static ip address? Thanks a lot!
Thanks! You can leave it as DHCP but you just have to be aware that the IP address might change. Generally, it doesn't, but it won't attempt to use the same IP address every time so you might have some issues finding it if it does change.
Hi Frank. Amazing video. I’m a newbie when it comes to NAS. I’ve set up my Synology 923+. All the files are in my NAS, under Media folder. However, my media player couldn’t find my NAS when it runs SMB scan. I don’t know what I did wrong? Can you help?
Thanks! Can you access the files through SMB using a Mac or PC?
First of all, great videos really informative! I have 1 question, I bought a 2 bay Synology Unit, I only have budget for 1 hdd right now... The question is, can I install 1 hdd first and later add another one for redundancy?
Thanks! Yes, you can. It's probably best to go with SHR if you want that.
@@WunderTechTutorials Awesome! thank you
Great Video, can you un-encrypt the full volume if you accidentally did that before. I did that before I found your site.
Thanks
Thanks! Unfortunately, I don't think you can :-(
Can you reformat the Nas hard drives and start over?@@WunderTechTutorials
@@LearningwhileonlineYou would have to delete the storage pool/volume and recreate it.
Hey brother, for an external drive (that's backing up the entire system), what FIle System Type do you recommend formatting it to?
Best bet is to use exFAT so you can use it on Windows/macOS.
Regarding the UPS, my NAS and gateway are in separate rooms. Does this imply that I would need two UPS devices - one for the NAS and another for the gateway in order to retain full network capabilities for my NAS if my power goes out?
If you want to retain full networking, yes, you will need one for each. However, you don't need networking to safely shut down the NAS - only one UPS with a USB port for monitoring.
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks - though the Amazon Basics one I got you recommended doesn't appear to have a USB port, that a dealbreaker to you?
@@R1pTheJacka I haven't ever recommended Amazon Basics. I only use APC/Cyber Power. Maybe someone else recommended it.
As for USB - dealbreaker if you want it connected to the NAS. Not a big deal if you want it connected to the router in my opinion.
@@WunderTechTutorials Lol I must be on somethin..no idea where I got the Amazon Basics recommendation after rewatching your clip just now, my apologies and thanks for keeping me in check!
@@R1pTheJacka No problem! Just wanted to point it out in case anyone else saw it.
Hi Sir,
Just wondering - I took your advice and bought a UPS, now I'm wondering where to put it (and therefore, also my NAS). Should I be looking for a place that is safe in case it ever caught fire? Or am I being ridiculous??
I don't really have any input on that to be honest. I just put it next to my NAS and plug it in, but you might be able to find some info online that better answers your question.
Hi Frank, thank you for the detailed explanation, I do have a question, during the drive pool creation where you show on the video where the "Perform Drive Check" is offered, during my process I never got that window, is this something that I can do after? Also, I installed two NVME FireCuda SSD's and the system won't let me configure the storage, can I do this? Thanks in advance for your help.
Thanks! You should be able to do the hard drive check in the storage manager (hard drive section), assuming they're HDDs. What are you trying to use the SSDs as? Cache or a Volume?
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks for your reply, really appreciate it. I want to use the NVME drives for storage and cache.
i have a ds 213 and i need assistance with getting it up and running correctly. i want to use it for my movie collection which is in AVI format, does synology support that?
If you use something like Plex, yes, it will support AVI files.
Thank you so much! One question from me though. Hiw do I assign shared folders to a network interface. I want any user on LAN2 (IoT/Guest subnet) to be limited to only video and music shared folders even if it is user full administrator access.
I don't know if that's possible to be honest. Obviously it can be limited by user account, but in terms of limiting it by IP, you'd need to configure a virtual DSM instance (I think that would be best) to do that.
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks. Limited by user account it will be. I think (for me) configuring a virtual DSM instance is just too much admin for my setup and my knowledge level.
1:21:33 I found out recently that share links in Synology photos will not work right unless you have “DSM” checked under Quickconnect permissions. Why, I don’t know, could be a bug. I unchecked DSM thinking less unneeded access was more secure, but it broke the share links when I tried to share albums with friends.
When you check the link, is it set as the local IP, DDNS hostname, or something different?
@@WunderTechTutorials Without the “DSM” checked in the quickconnect permissions I was getting share links that started with “synr-us5.quickconnect.to….” I then started random troubleshooting like logging in and out and got share links that replaced the “sync-us5” with my NAS’ local IP address. Obviously those only worked inside the LAN. After googling the issue I found checking the “DSM” box under quickconnect permissions fixed the links.
I used to log into the iPhone app using DDNS; however, I found the port numbers were wrong in the share links too. I can’t remember if it had no port number or the wrong port number. I reported it to Synology, they responded to use Quickconnect instead. This was a long time ago so I decided to try logging in using DDNS today and it does create the right share link but only with port 5001. I use a different external port number with DDNS because I don’t like having 5001 exposed on my LAN and I just have my router port forward it to the NAS. However, even though I logged into the app using port 9999 (example) it always creates the share link with 5001 (which won’t work because I have don’t have that port open at the router, only 9999). I’d actually rather use DDNS since it’s faster, but I have to decide if I want to open port 5001 or just use Quickconnect. I don’t share enough albums with people to justify a complicated proxy setup just for this.
Great job! Good voice! Good information! I purchased the 723 with 2-16GB drives. Would you suggest SHR?
Thanks for the kind words! I'd go with RAID-1 since you won't get any benefits the mixed drive SHR benefits (since there are only two drives). With that said, they will function the same so it doesn't really matter!
Hi, I would suggest shr because if you upgrade and migrate to a 4 bay nas , when you will add drives then shr will use the 3 disks or 4 disks without any problems. With raid1 you may need to migrate your data. With a synology nas I’m a btrfs with shr kind of guy.
If I ever needed to physically remove my hard drives from the NAS (the drives are in a SHR configuration) is it OK to remove the drives out of the Synology and so long as they are inserted in the right order again the array will still be there? I would think of doing rhis when transported the NAS or say installing RAM.
Yes, shut down the NAS, remove the drives, and put them back in the exact order and you're good.
@@WunderTechTutorials Excellent - thank you! Might pay my to physically sticker each drive with the order they went in.
Just been watching your entire video over again whilst setting up my NAS! Invaluable video resource!
GREAT video! I migrated my drives from Synology DS216j to DS918+ and it kept ext4 file system. After some drives failed, I added bigger ones and now I can't use the whole space. What would you recommend if I don't have any "free 13TB disks" to backup data and reset the whole NAS? I would like to somehow, in steps, convert existing data to Btrfs. Is it even possible?
Thanks! Do you have any additional drive bays? It sounds like the storage pool + volume has to be changed, and in that case, a migration would probably be the "best" option if possible, but you'll need at minimum an additional drive bay. Truthfully, a backup and restore might be the best option :-(
about the 3rd option of allocating NAS in the local network - I found the IP address of my NAS in my LAN, I can access it via port 5000 but it shows the login page, and not the wizard (finds and assistant both don;t work). So this is not an option.
Is this for a new setup or an existing NAS?
@@WunderTechTutorials it was supposed to be a new one from Amazon but now I’m starting to suspect that they sold me a used one.
@@n1cktar It's hard for me to say either way, but if you want, you can always factory reset it (assuming you have no data on it).
Can you make video about synology antivirus essential please ?
I unfortunately don't use any of that.
@@WunderTechTutorials thanks for your generous response also i have another question why drive application on iphone wont work outside of my home or network ?
@@zahirkamalah9558By default, it only works locally. You'll need a way to access it remotely like a VPN, QuickConnect, etc.
Ah okay got it , thanks alot from the bottom of my heart you make it very simple keep it up bro😊
Any brand or model that you use for your 10gb switch ?
I use all UniFi Switches internally, but if you're not currently using UniFi devices, it doesn't make much sense to go that route (unless you want to start using UniFi). There are a few Switches on this page within various price points that you can check out: www.wundertech.net/what-is-the-best-10gb-switch/
I have a UPS connected to my Synology NAS via USB. I sheduale a shut my NAS down overnight when not using it/or for a long period of time not using it. The problem I am havnig is I get an email notification every single morning when the NAS turns on ‘‘NAS has lost the connection to the UPS - Please go to DSM > Control Panel > Hardware & Power > UPS to check the server settings.’’
When I view the power settings its all fine, I cannot actually save the settings as it says nothing has been changed.
I setup my own rule in notifications and deselect notifications, but worried if the USB connection does actually fail I will have no way of knowing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated for best practice
Unfortunately, I think that just happens when you turn on/off the device. If you'd like, you can modify the notifications in the control panel to stop that specific message from being sent.
@@WunderTechTutorials Yes, I’ve since turned off USB cable disconnected messages, and this stops the problems with emails. I guess I won’t know if the cable actually fails now, but I’m thinking other things like total power failure etc are going to be more what would happen, than the USB cable failing.
What is the best way to migrate data/files from my old Western Nas to my new synolgy Nas?
I don't think there's an automated way to do it so most likely SMB.
@@WunderTechTutorials That was my conclusion also, however the trasnfer rates for my computer to synology do not seem to be that quick, about 20mbs via smb, i have cat5e cable which supports 1gps and runnning through two switches both supported 1gps, are there any particular settings to change. I watched the video regarding SMB 3 multichannel of which my pc supports the 2.5 nic but again enabling this has made no difference in transfer speeds. in actual fact the transfer speeds between a direct connection and transferring over a wireless connection is negliable?
Hey Frank - Awesome video/tutorial as always. I initially set up my D920+ using your DSM 7 tutorial. I just watched this and it was an awesome refresher for me. I do have one question when I initially set up my shared folder "Media" I didn't check the box for "checksum" under advanced, now editing the "Media" folder the "option" is grayed out under advanced. Any idea why this is? I have 4 drives (4TB each), 1 storage pool, SHR, Btrfs, and data scrubbing set up. Thank you, Preben
Thank you very much! The only way to fix it, unfortunately, is to recreate the folder with the option enabled, migrate the data, then delete the old folder.
okay, I kind of figured that was the case. Thank you again. Preben@@WunderTechTutorials
57:13 - that's not a 600W UPS though, is it? Isn't that like 330W ?
It's an APC 600VA - my apologies if I said watts - yes, will be lower than 600.
42:50, why shouldnt you use admin user account? can someone link timestamp of where he talks about this? cant find it
This is the main reason why: ruclips.net/video/x9QPUXldNAc/видео.html
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks. so to be clear you are saying not to use the default admin app to set up network folders, but its ok to use my personal admin account to set one up? Or is it best to make a guest account to connect to network folders?
Correct, you can use your admin account to create shares and if you'd like, you can create a regular user for accessing the data on the NAS.
whats ur experience with edge on macos? =)
hahaha, I am one of the weirdos who uses it, but I like some of the features MS bundles with Edge and since it's basically Chrome, I've been using it for a few years. No problems on my side!
I’m a photographer I’ve had the synology ds1522+. I have had it configured for about a year using setting I’ve got from other RUclipsrs that all agree with how you say to configure. I host photos on synology photos for clients to download their images from. It works some of the time, but every few days it will become unavailable and clients will get a message saying the nas is unavailable. It’s connected to a UPS I don’t know why it randomly just goes dark. I can remote restart it and everything comes back for their access. Why does this keep happening. In addition, every few days my hyperbackup task for my desktop fails and I have to reconnect that too. Why does this keep happening to me it’s super frustrating, appreciate any advice!! Thanks a million
When you say that it's disconnecting, what exactly is disconnecting? Is that NAS OS accessible locally? Also, how are clients accessing the NAS (QuickConnect, etc)?
@@WunderTechTutorials yes it’s accessible on the local network, and I can access it remotely through Tailscale. I also have quickconnect enabled, which I believe is how the photos I send to clients either in synology photos, or a link for them to dl from my synology drive. They send me a message saying they are unable to access it. If I’m away at work il access the DSM through Tailscale and restart the nas
Are you sure you're not using DDNS? Is the link a "gofile" link?
@@WunderTechTutorials ddns not enabled, just quickconnect and Tailscale. The issue lies with my quickconnect consistently disconnecting randomly and my clients being unable to access their images to download from links I’ve provided to private synology photos albums. It will work for a week and then fail causing me to have to reboot the nas
Wow
Turkey subtitle please
Maybe do this with WAY less options... too many trips down rabbitholes fo benniners
I tried to break everything down with timestamps, as I agree, it's drinking out of a firehouse. However, it does go over everything that you need to know if you want to configure the device following best practices (with those best practices being my opinion, of course).
How come no one and I mean no one online talks about how slow and useless the Synology Drive Client is? With local connection, hardwired computer on a 10gig network and Synology Drive Client is so slow it's basically useless.
I can only speak for myself but I can truly tell you that I've never had a performance issue with it. Where are you experiencing that? Are you using the 10Gb IP, and if so, is everything using 10Gb (PC, Switch, NAS)?
SHR, or RAID? SSD, OR 3.5's?
I am a new user and went with SSD and upgraded memory and its the fastest I have ever experienced. I just dont think I set up my ds224 plus correctly. Hoping to get some help from this chanel. I did not realize how complicated it would be to set up. I think i screwed up. I configured it through my phone because it couldnt get it working from online until after doing so. It says i have 2 4 T volumes however i am only using one and so not know how to activate or use the other. I already transfered all my mac and phone and 1T of SSD but have another 4T external drive to add and I thought there was an easier way. It has changed all created dates to present rather than the feal created date. Is there someone I can talk to for help?
I realize this video is for beginners and it looks like a great video but ya lost me in the first few minutes when you mentioned 10 gig NIK or NIC. I don't even know what that is. I'm a photographer who's looking for a way to organize my images that are spread out over a dozen or so external hard drives. I'm guessing I need a NAS? Honestly all this techie stuff is waaaaay out of my league.
You would understand that part more if you had a Synology NAS. If you need storage, yes, a NAS is a great option. These are my recommendations based on what your requirements: www.wundertech.net/which-synology-nas-should-i-buy/
@@WunderTechTutorials Thanks
What is the maximum storage capacity of hard drives the DS923+ can have in each bay, or the unit as a whole?
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!