This is an incredible guide, thank you so much. I'm setting up my first NAS server this weekend (Qnap) and will be following along to this the whole time. Thanks again!
thank you for the updated videos. I was in the process of looking my QNAP NAS back over and re configuring it for the best setup 4 years after the initial build. Excited for the rest of the series.
24:00 I found that, on the initial setup, if I select static IP address, things can get ugly when the router ignores that address and the two won't communicate leaving you out in the cold. So, I set this at DHCP to get started. Once everything is installed and settles down, then I find the IP address that the router assigns and set that as a reservation in the router. Or, change the IP address in the router to what you want, but setting it in the NAS almost universally is problematic for me.
Thanks for the new videos of the QNAP series! One point you didn't address that I personally think is important is the topic of QNAP (system) apps and on which volume they are stored. When I set up my QNAP NAS, I initially created a "Multimedia" volume within Storage Pool 1. Since then, QNAP installs many apps on it by default. It is obviously not possible to subsequently move all apps to other volumes. I would prefer to have a separate SSD RAID 1 for system and apps only. What is the best way to do this (assuming you have enough available bays for this)? Just installing two SSDs for the initial setup, create a storage pool with these, set up a RAID 1 and create a volume e.g. "System" on it?
Yes when initially setting it up, create your first volume out of your NVME or SSD's without any of the HDD's inserted. Complete the entire process, updating, installing initial QNAP apps and the like. Then insert your HDD's and create your storage volumes.
@@tazukia743 Thank you very much. I appreciate your response to my comment and question. Would it be possible to remove my current HDDs full of data, and leave only the SSD/NVME for a complete reinstall of the system? When this is done, put the HDDs back in? I guess the home folders will then be on the SSD, right?
@@Asahi-p9f My understanding is that yes this can be done. I personally have not done this. I would make sure that everythiing was updated while all the drives where in. Then proceed by removing the HDD and resetting it all up with just the NVME's. I would also go ahead and install a couple apps to make sure that they are getting installed correctly. From there you can place the HDD's in the unit, making sure to put them back in the same slot that they were in originally. This would be just like if you got a new QNAP because the old one died.
Hi Bud! I'm squeezing the tutorial vids between other content (cannot publish more without the algorithm hurting the channel!). But if you become a YT member, you can watch them all now (even if you join, then immediately bail after watching them. Alternatively, the kofi and patreon nascompares pages have all the links too posted over the last 2 months and costs less too. Hope you are finding these guides helpful bud and thanks for watching.
Hi, can you make a video or explanation on how to setup the QNAS as a personal cloud storage for iPhone. Not just pictures, but contacts, iMessage, WhatsApp. Can you backup your entire iPhone to QNAP like you would to iCloud?
For a QNAP ...4 Bay used primarily for plex (with multiple screening in and out of home base), would i need M2 MVMe SSDs for caching and if so what capacity? Thanks
I'm squeezing the tutorial vids between other content (cannot publish more with the algorithm hurting the channel!). But if you become a YT member, you can watch them all now (even if you join, then immediately bail after watching them. Alternatively, the kofi and patreon nascompares pages have all the links too posted over the last 2 months and costs less too. Hope you are finding these guides helpful bud and thanks for watching.
Im lost. I got a volume setup, but nothing is showing up on my PC. Is there something which has to be done on the PC or the QNAP to allow it to replace your Documents/Downloads? I thought just creating the volume would do it, but apparently there is more to it. Is there a guide or instructions somewhere which explains how to get the volume on my PC?
I'm squeezing the tutorial vids between other content (cannot publish more with the algorithm hurting the channel!). But if you become a YT member, you can watch them all now (even if you join, then immediately bail after watching them. Alternatively, the kofi and patreon nascompares pages have all the links too posted over the last 2 months and costs less too. Hope you are finding these guides helpful bud and thanks for watching.
Sorry im a total noob with NAS. So if i get this NAS i cannot use different size hard drive? Are there any with similar capabilities as this nas that allow for different size NAS or is this the case for all NAS.
Hi Bud! I'm squeezing the tutorial vids between other content (cannot publish more without the algorithm hurting the channel!). But if you become a YT member, you can watch them all now (even if you join, then immediately bail after watching them. Alternatively, the kofi and patreon nascompares pages have all the links too posted over the last 2 months and costs less too. Hope you are finding these guides helpful bud and thanks for watching.
Hi Bud! I'm squeezing the tutorial vids between other content (cannot publish more without the algorithm hurting the channel!). But if you become a YT member, you can watch them all now (even if you join, then immediately bail after watching them. Alternatively, the kofi and patreon nascompares pages have all the links too posted over the last 2 months and costs less too. Hope you are finding these guides helpful bud and thanks for watching.
Almost certain, but I will be waiting till it's released (or at least just before) as any software guide I make now could be invalidated/incorrect in software updates between now and when it's available globally.
I'll check this for you, but all 7 parts should be accessible. if you definitely cannot see them, can you email me on Robbie (at) nascompares dot com and I'll send you unlisted links
Just had a look and if you scroll back to videos published in Feb, you should find all the other parts. The gui won't let me publish members video links here, but now you are a member, scrolling back to Feb should show you all of them + all the other vids that are only available to the member inner circle. Thanks for supporting everything me and Ed do at Nascompares bud. Have a great week!
I'm squeezing the tutorial vids between other content (cannot publish more with the algorithm hurting the channel!). But if you become a YT member, you can watch them all now (even if you join, then immediately bail after watching them. Alternatively, the kofi and patreon nascompares pages have all the links too posted over the last 2 months and costs less too. Hope you are finding these guides helpful bud and thanks for watching.
This video should be recommended by Qnap to anyone buying a NAS for the first time. Really appreciated. Thanks a lot.
There is a fantastic QNAP tutorial between commercial!!!!
This is an incredible guide, thank you so much. I'm setting up my first NAS server this weekend (Qnap) and will be following along to this the whole time. Thanks again!
Thanks a lot! I appreciate your time on the detailed installation (you saved my time)! Please keep going going!
So glad you made an update. I was just trying to setup the same device watching the old videos. Most of the old video content was going over my head.
Great ! awaiting next part for qnap setup guide !
Great update. Can’t wait for the next part
thank you for the updated videos. I was in the process of looking my QNAP NAS back over and re configuring it for the best setup 4 years after the initial build. Excited for the rest of the series.
24:00 I found that, on the initial setup, if I select static IP address, things can get ugly when the router ignores that address and the two won't communicate leaving you out in the cold. So, I set this at DHCP to get started. Once everything is installed and settles down, then I find the IP address that the router assigns and set that as a reservation in the router. Or, change the IP address in the router to what you want, but setting it in the NAS almost universally is problematic for me.
thank u for the up date ,wow this is how u do it ,
Hi where can I find the other videos in this series? Part 1 was great and I’m hoping for a part 2
Thanks for the new videos of the QNAP series!
One point you didn't address that I personally think is important is the topic of QNAP (system) apps and on which volume they are stored.
When I set up my QNAP NAS, I initially created a "Multimedia" volume within Storage Pool 1. Since then, QNAP installs many apps on it by default. It is obviously not possible to subsequently move all apps to other volumes. I would prefer to have a separate SSD RAID 1 for system and apps only. What is the best way to do this (assuming you have enough available bays for this)? Just installing two SSDs for the initial setup, create a storage pool with these, set up a RAID 1 and create a volume e.g. "System" on it?
Yes when initially setting it up, create your first volume out of your NVME or SSD's without any of the HDD's inserted. Complete the entire process, updating, installing initial QNAP apps and the like. Then insert your HDD's and create your storage volumes.
@@tazukia743 Thank you very much. I appreciate your response to my comment and question. Would it be possible to remove my current HDDs full of data, and leave only the SSD/NVME for a complete reinstall of the system? When this is done, put the HDDs back in?
I guess the home folders will then be on the SSD, right?
@@Asahi-p9f My understanding is that yes this can be done. I personally have not done this. I would make sure that everythiing was updated while all the drives where in. Then proceed by removing the HDD and resetting it all up with just the NVME's. I would also go ahead and install a couple apps to make sure that they are getting installed correctly. From there you can place the HDD's in the unit, making sure to put them back in the same slot that they were in originally. This would be just like if you got a new QNAP because the old one died.
Excellent video!!!
Where is part 2?
Hi Bud! I'm squeezing the tutorial vids between other content (cannot publish more without the algorithm hurting the channel!). But if you become a YT member, you can watch them all now (even if you join, then immediately bail after watching them. Alternatively, the kofi and patreon nascompares pages have all the links too posted over the last 2 months and costs less too. Hope you are finding these guides helpful bud and thanks for watching.
Hi, can you make a video or explanation on how to setup the QNAS as a personal cloud storage for iPhone. Not just pictures, but contacts, iMessage, WhatsApp. Can you backup your entire iPhone to QNAP like you would to iCloud?
Great stuff pal!! 😊
For a QNAP ...4 Bay used primarily for plex (with multiple screening in and out of home base), would i need M2 MVMe SSDs for caching and if so what capacity? Thanks
At ~ 19 mins you show the advanced IP Scanner data for your network... Should you have maybe blurred some of that out?
Thanks mate, awesome tutorial. Part 2, up when?? :P
I'm squeezing the tutorial vids between other content (cannot publish more with the algorithm hurting the channel!). But if you become a YT member, you can watch them all now (even if you join, then immediately bail after watching them. Alternatively, the kofi and patreon nascompares pages have all the links too posted over the last 2 months and costs less too. Hope you are finding these guides helpful bud and thanks for watching.
Im lost. I got a volume setup, but nothing is showing up on my PC. Is there something which has to be done on the PC or the QNAP to allow it to replace your Documents/Downloads? I thought just creating the volume would do it, but apparently there is more to it. Is there a guide or instructions somewhere which explains how to get the volume on my PC?
I'm just about ready to pull the trigger on a new QNAP, when can we expect to see part 2 of this series?
I'm squeezing the tutorial vids between other content (cannot publish more with the algorithm hurting the channel!). But if you become a YT member, you can watch them all now (even if you join, then immediately bail after watching them. Alternatively, the kofi and patreon nascompares pages have all the links too posted over the last 2 months and costs less too. Hope you are finding these guides helpful bud and thanks for watching.
@@nascompares great, thank you!
How can you add more drives on ZFS once the pool is created. That would be great.
Sorry im a total noob with NAS. So if i get this NAS i cannot use different size hard drive? Are there any with similar capabilities as this nas that allow for different size NAS or is this the case for all NAS.
What would you recommend for a few terabytes of raid storage for any easy set up for seamless cloud and local area storage ?
No Part 2 yet?
Hi Bud! I'm squeezing the tutorial vids between other content (cannot publish more without the algorithm hurting the channel!). But if you become a YT member, you can watch them all now (even if you join, then immediately bail after watching them. Alternatively, the kofi and patreon nascompares pages have all the links too posted over the last 2 months and costs less too. Hope you are finding these guides helpful bud and thanks for watching.
Any idea when part 2 is coming? I've got my new QNAP arriving tomorrow!
Hi Bud! I'm squeezing the tutorial vids between other content (cannot publish more without the algorithm hurting the channel!). But if you become a YT member, you can watch them all now (even if you join, then immediately bail after watching them. Alternatively, the kofi and patreon nascompares pages have all the links too posted over the last 2 months and costs less too. Hope you are finding these guides helpful bud and thanks for watching.
Will you be doing the same type of video for the UGREEN? 6 bay
Almost certain, but I will be waiting till it's released (or at least just before) as any software guide I make now could be invalidated/incorrect in software updates between now and when it's available globally.
cool
Became a member, but cant see part 2??
I'll check this for you, but all 7 parts should be accessible. if you definitely cannot see them, can you email me on Robbie (at) nascompares dot com and I'll send you unlisted links
Just had a look and if you scroll back to videos published in Feb, you should find all the other parts. The gui won't let me publish members video links here, but now you are a member, scrolling back to Feb should show you all of them + all the other vids that are only available to the member inner circle. Thanks for supporting everything me and Ed do at Nascompares bud. Have a great week!
ETA for part 2?
I'm squeezing the tutorial vids between other content (cannot publish more with the algorithm hurting the channel!). But if you become a YT member, you can watch them all now (even if you join, then immediately bail after watching them. Alternatively, the kofi and patreon nascompares pages have all the links too posted over the last 2 months and costs less too. Hope you are finding these guides helpful bud and thanks for watching.
@@nascompares Thanks for the information! These have been extremely helpful!!!
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