Hi, just love your vids and they have helped me so much and are full of valuable info and tips! I'm buying the Synology DS1621+. I've been trying to find sources on the internet but can't seem to find an answer. My question is, can I install a VM on the M2 NVMe storage array or is it best to rather use the M2 NVMe as caching? It will be a standard Windows VM only running software to use Livedrive which is to keep my files backed up with the cloud. Thank you kindly

Regards
Ilan

Hello, looking for recommendations for the following wish list noy all inclusive. This will be used for family storage, editing (Photos and Videos), remote access and video streaming. One member is leaning towards Synology, but I am not personally sold on that direction.
Wish list:
A printer can be attached
4 core w integrated graphics
Expandable Memory
network adapter upgrade port for 10Gbe
M.2 drive bays (2)
GbE LAN port (Supports Link Aggregation / Failover
Gen 3 PCIe lane system
Supports Plex
HDMI port would be nice.

What would you recommend? I have been lurking for years on your website and find the information and presentations very informative.

Thanks for any input,
Ross

Hi,

My Drobo 5N (5x 6Tb) is finally starting to die and I need to replace it; so, I'm looking for advice on the replacement.

I've had no issues with my 5N and if Drobo was still in business I would have just bought a new 5N2.

While I'm a competent Linux admin so don't mind having to take a new NAS and install another OS (OMV, TrueNAS, etc.), I don't want to have a system I have to babysit a lot, I just need something that works.

So my requirements in a nutshell:
- Small footprint
- Low power
- Quiet
- After initial set-up, it just works
- 5 or 6 bays
- Ability to mix and match drives upgrading one at a time (similar to Drobo's BeyondRAID - I upgraded from 4Tbs to 6Tbs)
- Reasonable cost

At the moment my research has led me to the Terramaster T6-423, possibly installing TrueNas or OMV but I'd like to get your thoughts as to what would be the best NAS for me.

Thanks.

Hi

I have a QNAP TVS-h1288X and am having trouble connecting Macs to it. We have been using this NAS for the last few years and with very few issues but we have recently moved to a new office, updated the macs and we are now having trouble connecting to it, despite brand new cabling and in theory no new setup

It originally had a IP address of 169.254.143.171 and having done quite a lot of research. I have changed the IP to 192.168.1.100 to avoid clashes with the other network we run in the office for the internet. Still we are unable to locate the NAS on macs but can on PCs. Any help would be appreciated as as we update macs out of necessity we are losing connectivity without any clear reason why.

We run 2 separate networks in the office so that the NAS doesn't have to be directly connected to the internet and so that not every guest who comes into our office and logs on to our wifi has access.

Any help would be really appreciated

Thanks
Luke

An Excellent, and detailed, blog on how to directly connect an Asustor NAS in Windows, My question is how to do it in Linux (I am using the Manjaro distro with Nemo as the file manager), connecting via router and browser, and even via Nemo using the browser connection url, is no problem, but need the 2.5Gb speed offered by the NAS (Lockerstor 6 2nd Gen). I have a Realtek 8125 2.5Gb Lan built in to the PC motherboard and a QNAP PCIE card with an Intel I225-LM 2.5Gb.

I would like to know the following, if possible;

1. Single 2.5Gb to Single 2.5Gb direct PC to NAS
2. 2 x 2.5gb to 2 x 2.5Gb direct PC to NAS (either operating singularly or as "Link Aggregated" )
3. as No 2 but via Netgear MS108EUP 2.5Gb Switch (either operating singularly or as "Link Aggregated" )

Whilst either a direct answer or a blog tutorial would be great, a video tutorial would be excellent for all Linux Newbies.

Regards
Steve Wrack

I'm looking for a NAS. I'm running out of space on my 1TB desktop. I'd like something that can handle about 10TB to start for a slowly growing media collection.

I want to be able to run max 4 simultaneous 4K streams with 2 external streams (if I can live without the 2 external and going down to 1080p if it's a big budget difference)

I want to be able to run a home server using Portainer with 10-20 container apps

I have built computers before, so I'm happy to build something.

I've been stuck in analysis paralysis for finding what is the best way to go about buying or building something that isn't overkill.

If the difference in price is <=$200 then I'd rather just buy something if it's going to save me a lot of time

My first time using a NAS. I want to put my movies and TV shows on HDD to watch on our TV's around the house. Possible use remote access when on vacation, etc. Looking at Synology, basically for ease of use. Will use Plex service. Big question I'm confused with is embedded graphics VS software transcoding. I understand how it works, just not sure if it should be a deciding factor. Basically only 1-2 users at most, 50-75 TV shows, mostly older shows, so only @ 20-25 modern shows in Blu ray. Now movies will be @ 150. A majority in regular def- mostly old movies, but I do have a lot of modern movies in Blu ray & UHD 4K.
This is what I spec-ed out, but I am open to suggestions: Synology DS423+, 4GB-6GB RAM, (2)- Ironwolf PRO HDDs.

We have a new Synology DS224+ for the church with 4TB (effective) and an old WD MyCloud DL2100 with 4TB storage (about 1TB is used). I would like to find a way to backup the new Synology to the older WD nas . I've been experimenting with several packages but none seem to work. I can mount the remote drives and view/edit files via the Synology nas but can't get even a synchronization package to work. Is there something i'm missing that is simple without using a more complex setup that I'm not adept at SSH or other approaches?

Maybe small virtual machines or containers with NO huge workload, something for backup and media sync/play.

Can you help pick the right NAS for both PLEX and traditional data storage.

I'm quite tech-savvy (if I should say myself) but when it comes to a NAS I just want something that works and where I don't have to keep myself up to date all the time. Therefore I've excluded building one myself. I've seen a lot of your videos and I like the simplicity of Synology systems. Also, they clearly seem to be the most popular (especially in my country where they are top 5 on all web stores), so a clear advantage is that I can get help online with them.

I've considered the DS423+ and the DS923+. I really like the upgradeability on RAM and ethernet port on the DS923+, but in all your videos you mention that it don't have integrated graphics and therefore don't support encoding.

In your &quot;Best PLEX NAS of 2023/2024&quot; buyers guide you mention the Asustor Lockerstor 4 Gen 2. But is the Asustor systems as simple as the Synologys, and is it even that much better?