Hi All,

First off, I'm relatively new to NAS and Docker (Container Manager in my case).  I'm trying to migrate my Plex install from a Windows 10 Pro machine to my Synology DS423+ with Container Manager.

I've been using the following guides to aid me along the way
How To Install Plex On A Synology DS223 Or DS423 With Container Manager / Docker
Plex Pro Week ‘23: The Great Docker Migration on youtube (came out this week)

Both are great and extremely helpful but the NAS Compares does not deal with migration, and the Plex Pro video is about Unraid.  So many other guides are now outdated or not explicitly my situation.

After much trial and error I've been able to install plex in Container Manager successfully but no migration.  None of the guides really cover how to copy my metadata etc to the install.  I've seen some guides that tell you to do the migration with the install, while the Great Docker Migration video above, has the migration occur after install.  I'm so confused.  The Plex video makes it seem incredibly easy for unraid but I'm not sure if that works for Synology and Container Manager, or what the file paths should be to do so.   I've zipped up my plex server directory on my source machine, and it's 40 gb so it's a beast to copy/unzip etc each time.

Please, any help would be appreciated.  Thanks so much in advance.

Hi All,

I have had my Synology DS920+ for about two years already.
I noticed lately that it is sometimes running on a high 60s to low 70s in temperatures.
I have my fans on full powered since I started using it.
Should I be concered about changing my fans or opening it up to do a more thorough cleaning?
I don't know how to reduce the temperature.
Thank you.

Hi,

I'm currently using the Asustor AS5202T, on your recommendation, with 2 unequal capacity HDD with no RAID, and a third HDD connected to one of the USB port behind via an external HDD enclosure. Everything works fine at the moment, though I had a scare when I removed one of the HDD from the bays and then placed it back in and the NAS couldn't read any of the original data. One of Asustor's engineer helped me out with that issue, a long complicated process that I didn't understand technically, but it worked nevertheless and he was really helpful, working over a long weekend holiday with me on it.

Anyway, now I've decided to do some form of backup or RAID by "expanding" the number of bays I have. The question I have is, should I get another NAS, use the Asustor AS6004U expansion unit, or get an external 4-bay HDD docking station and use the savings instead on the new HDDs I'll need?

I've already got my eyes on 2 units of Seagate's EXOS 16TB drives. By the way, the AS5202T is the first time I've ever used a NAS. It was just to serve as a data server for my home network so multiple computers can access the data.

Thanks in advance for any helpful advice.

Does anyone have any experience with this system for secure remote access to your local network? Any thoughts or advice?

"Networkchuck" on YouTube has a fairly well explained video outlining it called "the END of VPNs?!" and it seems fairly interesting.

I've recently set up my QNAP NAS but have not enabled the cloud access, due to the vulnerabilities I have read about/ seen YouTube vids on. 
I see that people suggest if you *must* access remotely then a VPN is the way to go. My problem is that neither my modem (Virgin Superhub 3, modem mode) nor my mesh router (BT Wholehome) allow VPNs to be installed. Is there a neat solution for this or am I looking at buying new hardware?
I did see a product called the InvizBox2 - does anyone have any experience with it, or know how well it works? Where in my set up would such a thing go? Between modem and router, or between router and QNAP?

Hi, just a quick question.

I've recently set up Kodi on my TS-453d and it is working well. 
I also have QVPN on the NAS, running through my Expressvpn account, also appears to be working fine.
I've made the assumption that my data usage for Kodi will be masked from my ISP by my QVPN, and I will not need to do anything within Kodi itself. Is my assumption correct?

Hi, I am in the market for a Nas that is primarily for Hi res audio storage and delivery to a Dac. My question is which machine would best do this, software etc and more importantly how would it be connected. I understand IT up to a point and know AV very well so I am trying to marry them. 
The plan is Nas to router not switch (right?) then the tricky part switch to Dac then analogue out to receiver. Dac’s usually don’t have Ethernet inputs. How do I get audio data from the network into a Dac is the question. Cheers.

currently I have the qnap running in stock mode, but after watching tutorial on youtube concidering whether to try it out. currently I have truenas 13 on old pc in found that truenas wouldn't boot in uefi mode nor likes a 2.5gb port and had to use legacy mode with a 1gb port. has anyone had success with this model as it has 2x 2.5gb ports and is uefi

In your Plex 4k videos, this file has failed playback on most NAS devices up to the point that it seems NAS can't play video files near 80 Mb/s bitrate. But after reading through a few people's posts on Reddit they claim that a direct play of such heavy files is possible with any home-based NAS like DS 920+ and TS 464. 
I want to make a purchase decision based on your videos but it seems that there is some discrepancy regarding the top gun file which was not even played by QNAP TVS-h874 in one of your videos. 
My use case required me to play heavy Blu-ray discs that I have ripped ranging between 40-100 Mb/s(HEVC). After watching your videos it made an impression that these files can't be played by any budget home NAS and will require a more expensive NAS.
I just wanted confirmation that this is actually true and the file is somehow not corrupted.
Also if it's possible to omit/replace that file with some other equivalent bit rate files would be helpful in your future videos. 

So I own a Qnap NAS for years now. Only using it for file storage. Because I find the UI, setup and configuration to difficult. I want to be able to do more. So I’m looking at Synology. Seems like their approach would be what I’m looking for. But looking at test and models it seems I need to select a NAS for certain purpose. I’ve been looking at a 4-6 bay tower unit. And it seems that either it is focussed on home use with quad core and integrated graphic CPU, or it is more business oriented with dual core and more expansion capabilities in regards to storage and network. I find it really difficult to choose. How to decide? Who’s to say what I would need/want in about a few years? Isn’t their a machine that can do it all?