Hey guys/girls...

I run a Plex server on a standalone 24/7 PC (9th gen i3, 16GB RAM)
I point it to my DS418 for media location and it works perfectly, i need to add more drives so looking for 2nd 4 bay NAS.

Im tossing up between Synology DS420J and Terramaster F4-210 1GB RAM model.
Purely on cost...

As the new NAS only has to store the files and isnt the machine that is hosting the Plex Media Server, is 1GB RAM enough?

My biggest files are 2hr movies up to about 60GB but most movies are around 20GB and TV shows in 1080p, i can keep my 4K files on the DS418 if need be.

anyone have any insight, id really not like to spend much more than these models.

my DS418 runs Synology Photos backup and also Synology Surveillance Station with 1x4K and 1x2K PoE Cams, along with holding files for my Plex Server.

Thank you

Hello, I currently have a TS-451+ but want to expand to at least a 8 bay. I currently use my NAS for Plex and device backup but am looking to expand my Plex collection for 4k, continue with device backup but add surveliance for 8 cameras and a PCI slot for GFX card (to help with encoding). I was looking at the QNAP TVS-h1288X but was unsure if it is still as future proof considering its 2 years old and the TVS-h874 i5 version (unable to find i7 version here) seems very impressive.
With what I am looking to use it for, which is more future proof QNAP TVS-h1288X or TVS-h874?

Regards
Vince

Hi

I have a DS918+ (16GB RAM/16TB store). Currently used for Plex, website / Database with docker occasionally. I am using 80% storage

Initially was thinking just disks but am now thinking of setting up as a new NAS with the 918 becoming backup (currently using an old Netgear)

I was looking at DS923 but am put off by the transcoding. I am put off the DS920 for not being able to upgrade RAM. Some media may be H265 and my TV will not transcode client side. I don't have any 4k media (yet)...

Should I stick with Synology (which I like) or move to a different brand with the main use being Plex and storage?
Am I worrying about the transcoding too much or will the CPU manage a 1080p H265 server side OK?
I did watch your video on the DS922 transcoding and saw the buffering with 4k but what about 1080p?

I am overthinking all this?

Many thanks

I have the machine loaded and has been waiting for me to make it sing. But I am kinda lost and thinking...could I hire the NAS compare guys to look at my NAS over the internet and let me know that I have everything correct (at least as far as it is)?

Have users who uses a MAC and Windows PC. They need to backup / copy video and music from an external storage device to NAS and have both the MAC and Windows PC be able to access it and use it. Also be able to download music and video from MAC and Windows PC to the NAS device and have both MAC and PC be able to access and use the file. Was looking at the Synology DS620S but what do you recommend. Also, they will need to increase the storage size over time. The user currently has 2 Terabytes of music but is expected to double or triple that by the end of next year 2023.

Hi, I am looking for a Nas with the possibility of automatic synchronization on my phone, I have Asustor now, but automatic synchronization is only with my pictures and video, not all documents on my phone. Is it possible to do it on Asustor Nas? or get another brand with your recommendation? thank you

I am setting up an updated NAS system as part of a business handling large volumes of video data (Prores and Braw footage).

We are looking at a 6-bay Synology NAS (e.g. the DS1621+) with a dual 10GBe PCIe NIC and, in future, adding expansions. This will be connected to a multi-gig Switch, with a 10GBe enabled Mac mini via Cat6 to transfer data to the NAS.

My question is, would people within the office be able to access data on the NAS at 2.5GBe via Cat5e cables already in the walls? We want to avoid replacing the cabling, so would the multi-gig switch auto-negotiate from the 10GBe NAS expansion ports into the switch to allow a 2.5GBe connection out? If so, would this also be able to take advantage of the dual 10GBe ports for link aggregation with multiple connections or is this pointless?

I am looking to switch to all rack mount, I want to look into PLEX. I currently have a WD 4-bay NAS in raid 5, and 2 USB 4-bay boxes in RAID 5. Is the TS-1232PXU-RP-4G a good buy? My friend is going to get the same setup at her house so we can mirror our DATA. Will this run PLEX? I have been watching your videos and this NAS uses an AnnapurnaLabs Alpine AL324 64-bit ARM® Cortex-A57 4-core 1.7GHz processor. Will that still stream PLEX?

I'm after a suggestions for a Nas to run surveillance for approximately 4-8 cameras, run docker servers for a few games servers, and general back up of photos and files.
If possible may use for a media server if it has the capability.

Regards Timothy Reardon

Hi,

How do you setup a NAS Synology DS720+ NAS 16TB so I can use SSL on my local domain (https://mynas.local)

If I try generating a certificate it says its invalid, any help I would be very grateful.

Thankyou