Hello,

Black friday next week... Looking to "cut the cord" from apple and Google storage... looking for something easy to use... Likely synology. Want to back up photos/videos and some documents. I'd say light /medium use but I'd rather pay more now to future proof myself.. Looking forward to hearing from you!

I just bought and configured a DS1825+ with 3x24TB Seagate Ironwolf Pro in SHR1. I am using it as a 2nd Backup for 3 computer weekly disk images (1st backups are on external usb HDDs), as a 2nd Backup for ~20TB of Plex Media (1st backup is on the Windows 11 Plex PC server), and to replace Google Photo and Google Drive. Should I register to Active Insight? Is is safe? Is it useful? What does it bring more? Is there still a limited free subscription?

1. Nvidia Shield TV running Jellyfin
2. Unsure on which Synology NAS to choose. Wanting to stream from NAS to Shield movies up to 4gig. Either wireless or wired.

Would any Synology NAS work (I'm trying to get least expensive) as the Shield will do the heavy lifting with transcoding right?

Thanks, appreciate your advice.

Looking to replace my cloud storage with a on premise NAS.
Perference would to have seamless sync with my iphone photos,
Ability to retreieve files remotely, (similar to a google drive)

Main usage is for storing files and opening files on the phone outside of the network.

Hi. I've had a DS218 for a few years, mainly for multimedia and file storage. Home electricity seems generally good, but there's been one or two power cuts for just a second or two. It never occurs to me the NAS needs restarted until I'm away from home and realise it's down. I've been meaning to get a UPS for a while but never got around to it. Are there any good Black Friday deals just now for what I need? Thanks

Hi there,

Is there any NAS or other media server that can stream between 15 and 20 movie at 1080Pp resolution simultaneous?

I want to stream (to 15-20 clients, on tv, PC, mobile ) in local network, with connection between nas and router on 2.5gbps or 10Gbps port.

the router will be Asus ROG GT-BE98.


Thanks in advance for the answers.

hello

i would like to start by thanking you for your helpful videos.

i am planning to buy my first nas soon and most likely it would be UGREEN NASync DH4300 Plus. my usage will be immich for most of my family members, plex or jellyfish, and i some docker containers. so 4-6 people will use it.

right now i dont know how to choose the right hdd i dont want to overpay, i am thinking of 16x4 or 12x4 with raid 5

also i am buying x2 of everything since my friend want a nas as well, and we will buy the samethings.

one more question, can i like my nas to my domain instead of going through ugreen?

Hey, big fan of the channel. I even used this advice section once in the past but ended up not buying the NAS because at the time I was moving to another country.

So, what change then?
Well, I now have a homelab server, that deals with my media and server needs. So things like virtual machines and Plex media server are covered.

I would buy a NAS it ppurely for storage and backups. I would store all my media there (the things I stream in plex, but also family photos and videos) and use it in some sort of raid configuration for extra layer of backup protection.

I don't have a very good router, I'm using standard internet provider one and it can barely deliver 600mb/s on cable. So I would probably benefit form buying a router as well?

So, my questions are:
Do you think i would benefit from buying a NAS?
Any recommendations purely for storage use?
Should I buy a new shiny router?

leaving my 6bay Synology i'm looking at the Ugreen DXP8800 Plus 8-Bay and the DXP4800 Pro. But the NEW TerraMaster 4F425plus looks interesting for the computer

witch of the two Terramaster vs Ugreen is the best for future expansion and software that seems to be in rapid development with both companies ?

We're a family of 4. Our phones are at 99% storage mainly because of family photos/videos. We currently have 3.5±1 TB of data scattered across phones, computers, USB keys, and even drives collecting dust with 20-year-old memories.

What we need
A reliable inexpensive device to store everything so we can safely free up space.

Extra features
- Automatic Wi-Fi back up
- Free up old files
- Sort by dates/places/faces
- View all shared photos/albums in a single timeline
- Remove duplicates
- Snapshots
- Remote access
- Compact (fit next to router)
- Future-proof (storage, computer engeneering, video editing)

Other details
- Active devices: Android 12+ (Samsung), Windows 11
- Boycotting Amazon

What I think we need (after some research)
- A 4-bay NAS
- One 6 TB NAS drive (for now)
- A DAS plugged into the NAS (backup)
- A UPS
Is this overkill? Am I missing something? What would you recommend (hardware, software, advice, to save money short/long-term)?

Thank you very much for your support.