We have have a MS HyperV server with 10 VMs and a total of 6TB in storage that the VMs run on. Need your recommendation for a NAS that we can backup the VMs to and take offsite. Not planning to keep it attached for on-going storage. If we have a disaster recovery situation, would need to restore the VMs in a couple of days. I realize we can do an internet backup and we have a 1Gb connection, but would like an offsite storage solution that we can backup to 1 per month.

Our core software, such as code, is all stored offsite in Github and other places, so we can refresh a server fairly quickly once we have it back online.

Thinking we would want and SSD array for performance? Looking at a Synology DS1522+.

Any recommendations would be appreciated! Happy to donate to your cause.

Chris

Hi,

I have a lot of music that I’d like to play via my HomePods via my local network.

Synology has now stopped supporting iTunes server and I wonder what is I can do to make this work.

Any insight would be much appreciated.

Seeking an external desktop drive enclosure to centralise everything.

Requirements

1. Enclosure only.
2. 40TB HDD.
3. Future-proof up to 80TB HDD.
4. Prefer option to mix HDD & SSD; and use SSD in future should the prices get down to a sensible level.
5. USB 3 gen 1/2 But TB3 capable. TB may be a little pointless given HDD read/write speeds?
6. Hardware RAID 0 to allow for easy moving between devices.
7. Must mount as a local drive due to cloud backup solution limitations.
8. As quiet and cool running as possible as likely to be sat near desk.
9. Prefer it to look good (subjective I know) but should not be a limiting factor.
10. Solid build, reliable, fast


I have looked at QNAP TR-004/004U, G-Tech Shuttle 4, Terramaster, OWC so far. Confused by the options that are / are not out there, and rapidly concluding what I'm looking for does not exist, and that without trying them over time a choice will be difficult.

Thoughts / pointers appreciated,

Thanks,
Sam

Hi,

Can you tell me whether it is possible to set a permanent way of sorting photos for each album in the Synology photo application?

I have qnap and in QuMagic you can change the sorting method, but it is default for all albums and the main set of photos. Additionally, it does not work if the album is shared and such an album is always sorted from the newest to the oldest photos.

That's why I'm asking because it's terribly annoying.

Thank you
Tomek

Hey guys, just wanted to say, love the videos!

I am a video editor, I currently use a mixture of SSDs to edit from, however I am looking for a solution to backup all my footage and potentially edit from in the future.

I was looking at the Synology ds1522+(5x16tb Seagate Ironwolf pro drives) and the DS1621+ (6x 12tb Seagate Ironwolf pro Drives).

After reading your review, I've seen you say that they struggle with video playback of 4k. My question is, is there a better alternative for my budget? Also, my computer is currently 1gbt, but I would like to have the option to upgrade the NAS to 10 in the future if I I should upgrade my editing computer.

Hello, I have 2 external HDDs that I backup my documents on. I have about 800GB of data, but can project that to increase to 2-5TB over the next 10 years (mostly photos and videos). I am looking for a home NAS to add redundancy and prevent data loss. Do you have any recommendations in the sub $200 range? I only need to perform the backup a few times per year.
Thanks in advance!

Hello, I am just starting my photography business, I own 2 drobo gen2 das with small(500gb to 1.5tb drives) I bought 2 4tb Nas wd red plus drives I haven't used, I have an older mb and CPU i7 3770 with 12gb ram, trying to decide between buying a case and psu to build my own, or a cheaper Nas like the terramaster f4 210 or asustor driverstor

Just purchased a H874T. Yesterday, Qfinderpro found the NAS the first time, but while I was setting up I lost internet access. Today, when I tried to finish setting up, Qfinderpro is unable to find the NAS. I have no way of seeing it. I was told I can do a factory reset on the back of the NAS but on don't see a reset button? Can you help me please. This is my first time using a NAS. Thank you so much, in advance.

Actually I have DS218play.
We use it for backup folders of work and studies for 4 laptops at home.
When we go out for hollidays we use Surveillance Station.

I'm trying to run Jellyfin (with no success), homeassistant (OK), Radarr, Sonarr, Transmissión + plex (OK but with the NAS suffering).

I'm looking DS423+ but I don't know if it can run Jellyfin but them self or must need a NUC in case of needs of transcoding.

Hi there! I just came across all your posts and man do I need some help. Firstly I have been using a Drobo 5d3 for a long time now directly connected to my iMac 5k and then to my my studio. Never had any issues and had Plex running flawlessly. However the Drobo failed and the company is out of business now. So I ended up buying a Synology which I thought would be perfect. I bought the DS1522+ 5bay. I dropped in 5x 12TB drives and set it all up. This is all new and building out took forever and the transfer of media took even longer. Finally got it all setup and now that I have upgraded my TV and Surround sound system I wanted to start upgrading my content to 4k. However as soon as a 4k stream starts I see it immediately using 100% of cpu on the Synology. What can I do to resolve this? I would hate to scrap a brand new Synology I just bought! There must be a way to be able to enjoy 4k both local and remote using this setup. Do I have to make sure the files are a certain forma