Hi there,

I have a Synology DS416 Play which I’ve opened up and upgraded to 8GB memory. With the announcement that a forthcoming DSM will be the last version for this device, it has made me wonder…

Is it possible (and if so advisable) to put another NAS Operating System onto a Synology box? I suppose I am asking if it’s possible to Jailbreak a Synology?

Thoughts?

I have issues backing up my backup folder on my WD PR4100 NAS. With UDSB backupa all folders are backing up bar yhe "Backups folder". I tried muktiple times with different USB drives and it fails every time. Can anyone help me woyth gthis please? there is about 8TB I am trying to backup in that folder.

Dear NASCompare Team,

I'm looking for advice on selecting the right NAS for my setup. I currently own three 4TB WD Red SN700 NVMe SSDs, and I’d like to build a system that can fully utilize them.

Here are my key requirements:

The NAS should support NVMe SSDs not just for caching, but as primary storage.

I plan to configure the drives in RAID 5 for redundancy and performance.

I’d like the option to expand with two additional NVMe SSDs in the future (total of 5 drives).

Ideally, the NAS would include at least 2,5GbE or 10GbE connectivity to take advantage of the SSD speeds.

Compatibility with WD Red SN700 drives is essential.

The system should be reliable for 24/7 operation, potentially for virtualization, media streaming, or Docker workloads.

If there are any models that meet these criteria—or if you recommend a solution involving PCIe expansion cards or other configurations—I’d greatly appreciate your guidance.

Best regards,
Zsolt

I have a 2024 M4 Mac mini connected to multiple, partitioned drives for storage and back up. I am away from home over the winter and would like access without bring a bunch of drives with me. Direct Ethernet connection is not possible to my Orbi router, so it will need to be WiFi. Can you recommend an optimal 4 Drive NAS set up?

Can you please review the Qnap TVS-AIh1688ATX?

Hey there,

In short, I've got too many options and I'm paralysed by choice options. I'm looking to move away from Synology (currently DS918+) and my main use cases are data storage, Synology Drive, and Plex. Here's where the problem comes in: I currently have access to a lot of options: I've got a UNAS Pro, a MinisForum S100, a MinisForum MS-01 (96GB RAM), M4 Mac Mini (16GB, 2TB), etc. so I'm a bit overwhelmed by what I could/should do. I've tried Proxmox and it's a LOT, I don't have an Unraid license, and I've not yet tried TrueNAS... (came into the hardware after the passing of my best friend of nearly 20 years) so that's why I have all the options. I've got 7x 14TB Drives to hand, too, 3 of which are in the Synology already running Plex.

Help?!

Thanks!

Chris

I am currently on part 7 of your QNAP NAS series and I enjoy it very much. Since I am using graphene OS on my mobilee Device Teamviewer and Tailscale dont work for me. What does work is Wireguard and OpenVPN. While I couldnt establish a connection with OpenVPN, the connection I got with WG worked on the first try but only inside the home network. Can I use WG to remotly connect into my network? IF yes how? And is there a better way to bypass all of that by using Ipv6 as a commentor under your video suggested?
Best

I bought a zettlabs D6 AI NAS
What I want to do with it
1/ Have file in the NAS which would consist of 50 PDF's about 76mb
2/ write a prompt in Anything LLM that only uses these PDF's to generate its answer

The introductions I have been given gives me a set up in the Docker app that when done gives meca url to use to have this task done

This has never worked
Happy to pay someone for possibly a quick job via TeamViewer

Hello, I am photographer and currently store all my images on a 8TB Lacie external harddrive which currently has around 2TB available. I am concerned that if the Lacie fails, I will loose 10 years worth of work. I am new to NAS but know that I need to invest in a NAS and was looking at Synology NASs and came across your great and helpful article comparing the DS423+ and the DS923+ systems. I learnt a lot and want to move forward. I am leaning on the DS923+. My challenge is that yes, I can order the DS923+ relatively easily but I could do with help in deciding what other items do I need. Drives, SSDs etc.

Are you able to help me? I'd appreciate also if you can direct me to your other articles and YouTube video so I can get more educated in this new field.

Thank you in advance and keep up the good work.

Best wishes
Areef

Hello,

After a few months of receiving your advice, I went ahead and purchased the Synology DS923+ (Advice below in italics).

I told my son that I should be able to take the drives out of my Synology 416j and place in the same order in the new DS923+. It should boot up without needing to do any changes. My son said not it will not work like that. Is it possible to place the drives in the same order in the DS923+ and it will come up?

One last question, my understanding is that I can replace a 4 TB drive in the unit with a 6 or 8 TB drive and I can slowly increase the size of my storage. My plan is to get a DX517 expansion for the DS923+ later.


"If your main usage is plex, a NAS with Intel CPU would be preferable. The AMD chips in Synology, does not include iGPU for hardware acceleration. So if you need to transcode, it's going to be slower, use more power, and get warmer. But it will work.
Synology does not currently offer a 4bay with Intel combined with more than 1gbps etherne