We use couple of Synology SA3400. We have many 1217sas extensions and stock of 8TB SAS drives. For new location I need to get another storage, but sa3400 are no longer available, sa3410 claim no compatibility with our extensions nor disks. I cannot find similar system taking SAS drives which we have a plenty and new. Use is video editing. Do you know any SAS drive solution of similar performance? Synology software is not a must a we only use SMB access and replicate this storage to other ones. Buying all (storage and sata drives we cannot afford).

I'm new to NAS and have been following your excellent QNAP setup videos. If I set up a shared folder are all folders below that automatically also shared folders? eg I've set up a media shared folder, I'm then going to have categories such as movies, shows, pictures....etc as sub folders. Hope that makes sense.

Want to run a VPN with a VM as server for PC inventory management software. Access by only a small group. Was thinking of something like TD-464 or TS-473A. Probably don’t even need 4 bays. Does this make any sense? Thanks

Best setup for home and family use with good reliabiliy. Mostly video and pictures.

First, thank you for your help. You got me set up with my NAS and I'm appreciated. Videos were wonderful.
That said, here is my predicament
NAS: Terramaster F5-221 (8Gb added RAM)
Issue: Jellyfin Hardware Transcoding doesn't seem to work and still runs CPU at 100 percent with any 4k movie.
I use my Xbox Series X as my media player of choice because it's my livingroom hub effectively. The Jellyfin App is just a webwrapper. That said... it's not the best supported. However, I don't mind transcoding down where needed. My biggest issue is that when I run items even when transcoding seems set up as advertised... my CPU runs at 100 percent. I'm trying to run VAAPI. I get same results on my PC through web (which I expect and I use to test.) Do you know what might be the issue here? Thank you in advance.

Hi Robbie et al,
Thanks for your QNAP 1st-time set-up videos. Learning a lot, and it's a tough slog.
NAS is QNAP TS453D, 4x4TB drives. Host computer is HP desktop, Windows 10. Initially 1 user (me). Later will add other devices and users. Thanks to Video #1 I have created one storage pool (4 disks), RAID 5, and 3 volumes, created and mapped 1 shared folder.
Next step (?) is to populate the NAS with “all” my data from the host computer, and to set up a means of keeping it up to date. I think (thanks to Video #2) I need to install and use Qsynch. Right? Wrong?? How should the data be copied to the NAS?
And, in plain language, what does “synch” actually mean? What is the source; what is the destination; what gets deleted when you “synch”? What are the rules for updates and deletions? I want the computer file to be the master; the NAS to be the backup file. Appreciate any explanation you can give, or you can point to me to.

Regards,
Paul
CTL (certified tech luddite)

Hi guys,

I have a DS920+ system set up for PLEX and for backing up laptops and phones etc but I want a separate system to use exclusively for photo cloud storage so I can dump google photos. So far I like Synology photos and want to continue in that ecosystem. I am considering the ds9223+ with two 8TB drives in SHR to start and then backing it up to the ds920+. I like the future proofing the DS923+ provides. Is this foolish? Or will it be good for a photo NAS.

thanks!

Is there an app or built-in function to TOS 5.1 that provides a terminal/console interface that can be used to execute commands such are scp etc. ?

Thanks

Hello, I am considering a QNAP TS-464 for home use, backups, games, possibly media for 2 users. I have seen a lot of discussion between RAID 10 and 5 for a 4 bay. What RAID configuration would you recommend for this type of use?

Thank you for your time.

Hello,
Previously, you helped me select a NAS (Synology DS923+) and I made a small donation to your channel.
Now, that I have the machine, and have the initial setup done, I would like some help in choosing which backup option to use (of the many different software programs that are included by Synology.
Naturally, I want to pay you for your time, so you let me know what I owe you for your expertise.
Here's my setup. I have a Windows 2019 Server with two SSD's that I want to back up, the C Drive and the D Drive, which contains my data.
I have 2 8TB Disks in my NAS. I want to backup my Server both C & D drives into separate folders on Disk 1 of my NAS.
I want to set up a backup of my MS Office 365 Files on my NAS, on drive # 2. I think I'll use the software from Synology on both but that's where the difficulty comes in.
So, can we work a deal where you give me instructions on how to set those up, & which programs to use, and I pay you for your expertise?
--Steve Curtis