I'm looking for ZFS V2 RAID primarily for backup. Not a lot of I/O and speed not an issue. Get 16 GB ECC DDR4 RAM? Don't bother with NVME SSD or SATA SSD to start?
Thanks.

watching your youtube videos last year, I jumped the gun and purchased the DS-1621+ w/the Ryzen uProc.
My problem seems to be in decoding 4K .mkv content as the 1621+ lacks a GPU.
Q1: Is it possible to add a GPU card in the available expansion slot?
Q2: Have you tried this before?
Q3: Or will I just have to buy a whole new system>?
Q4: And if I do need to buy a new system, can I just lift my 6x20TB SATA's out of my 1621+ and drop them into a 1621xs+ and still maintain data integrity?
Q5: if not, is it possible to just buy a 1621xs+ motherboard from SYN and replace the motherboard I have?
As PLEX / VideoServer is my number one usage, what can I do?
Or am I just stuck.....
Thanks guys, and keep up the good work making those awesome videos!
/Aaron

I am using a Synology 1817+ with 12TB x 8 running RAID 6. I have 4 x 6TB spare hard disks and will like to utilize them.

I am considering the following options:
1. Getting the external enclosure from Synology DX517

2. Get a 4 or 5 Bays NAS instead?

3. Get a USB external enclosure with RAID support?

What is your recommendation?

The Acer Predator GM7000 1tb SSD is going for around $85 in the US right now, while the Platinum P41 1tb is going for $105. Is the SK drive worth the extra $20?
Anecdote: Some reviews state that the Acer drives use 96L NAND but it seems like the drives that actually shipped use 176L. Is this true for the 1tb models as well?

Current: 416j+4x4TB (WD CRX 64MB cache)

Change to newer NAS? 923+ not supporting video transcoding 920+ reselling for higher than the 923 (clear market signal)

Use case: bunch of movies which 416j serves fine through my network (SD quality) - but would prefer to be able to transcode on the fly.

Additionally, I have a lot of raw footage from soccer games that take up lots of space. Eventually I intend to reduce those assets as I process them, but I just don't have the bandwidth to go over them, so I keep dragging them along. I wonder whether the 1Gb limitation would be an issue for me.

Finally, found a brand new 920+ on eBay in UK (says UK version) - price is "reasonable" (same as 923). Is there any difference with the US version?

Thanks!

I am looking for a place to put digital photos I’ve collected since 2003. I have a lot! But I used to be a server hardware guy back in the day and know a thing or two about RAID configurations, etc.. I’m comfortable with this technology, but still a bit dated in my skills. I like the footprint of the 923 over the 1522, but for $100 on Amazon, the 1522 make way more sense. So here is my question: At a bare minimum, what do i need to setup the 1522 with two disks? Say two 4tb or two 8tb. What disks would you recommend? Can i buy the Ds1522+, two disks, power it on and set it up, or do I need a cache, or something more to complete the unit properly?

Hi,
I recently bought asustor lockerstor 2 gen2 and exploring its capabilities. One of the troubles I am facing is finding duplicate files. Since the NAS runs docker, I thought It would be a breeze to install dupeGuru or czkawka. Unfortunately, I was unable to make them work. I am sure I am not the only one desperate for this functionality, so an answer to this and perhaps a video would be really helpful.
Kind regards.
Michal

Hello,

I strongly hesitate between the DS723+ and the QNAP TYS264-8G. Apart from the file service, I would like to use it as a hypervisor to run some VMs. I know that SYNO like QNAP allows virtualization.
I'm leaning more towards synology only for the memory which allows me to go up to 32GB
On the other hand, there is no way I would pay for 32 GB of Synology RAM. It's too expensive.
I would like 2x16Gb of compatible RAM (sold on Amazon for exemple) It is ECC DDR4 SODIM RAM. But I can't find anything about it yet and I'm afraid I'm wrong

What do you think about my project
Thanks

PS: sorry for my english

I would like a NAS strictly for a media server. I would like to use RAID to have redundant backup of my 20 TB media library. I also have nvidia shield pro that I could possibly run NAS thru for transcoding. What NAS would you recommend

Hello
Wondering whether I could get any help in setting up

1. how to be able to automatically upload photos and videos from my iphone (one directional sync, including e.g. deleting >100 days old files automatically from local folder) AND share those folders in a secure way (separate access rights thru credentials) with family members
2. share further nas folders to colleagues/family members e.g. webdav? be able to mount as network drives securely and access them from remote locations
3.connect qnap nas to USB-Serial CH340 connected ups (NJOY UPLI-LI060KU-CG01B )

confused where to get good res.of inf

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https://docs.qnap.com/operating-system/qts/5.0.x/en-us/mounting-a-shared-folder-using-webdav-on-windows-31D5B05F.html
https://docs.qnap.com/operating-system/qts/5.0.x/en-us/configuring-webdav-settings-CDDF133D.html
https://docs.qnap.com/operating-system/qts/5.0.x/en-us/troubleshooting-webdav-connectivity-issues-on-windows-E2E99FD6.html

**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHGPgSXNOcM