Gday Crew!

Love the work you do!

and feel free to send me a link if this topic has been covered by yourselves before.

I have …

a Terramaster F6-424 Max with a pair of 10tb Seagate Exos HDD’s in rapid 0 config and a pair of 18tb Segate Exos HDD’s in raid 0 config.

All relatively new drives … 2024 / 2025 date of manufacture.

The nas is being used as a Plex server ONLY.

I keep most of my new / to watch video content to be watched on a SATA SSD pool on the nas.

My question: is it safe, wise, effective to have my drives spin down - currently set to a 5 hr in-activity threshold.

Some sources say let the drives spin 24/7 and other say it’s safe to set them to spin down.

I would love your advice.

Thanks in advance.

I have a new UGREEN DXP4800 Plus with the following.
• 4) 16TB Seagate IronWolf Pro ST16000NT001 16TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
• 2) Samsung 16GB DDR5 5600MHz PC5-44800 SODIMM 1Rx8 Single Rank CL46 1.1v 262pin Non-ECC M425R2GA3BB0-CWM Laptop Notebook RAM Memory Upgrade
• 2) SAMSUNG 990 PRO w/ Heatsink SSD 2TB, PCIe Gen4 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Hard Drive, Seq. Read Speeds Up To 7,450MB/s for High End Computing, Workstations, Compatible w/ PlayStation 5, MZ-V9P2T0CW
• OS TrueNAS 25.10.1- Goldeye
• I am using RAIDZ2
• Datasets are setup as follows, Main as the Parent, then Documents, Photos and Videos as the children.
• Datasets are SMB and they all show unlocked.
I am going to use it for my home network just to store important documents, photos, and videos.
I cannot figure out how to do the following.
1. Encrypt the HD/Data
2. Setup the S.M.A.R.T. test.
3. Setup the SSD
I also have screen shots if that would be helpful.
Thank you for all your help.

Hi thanks in advance for all the advice and insights.

After years of considering it, the time has finally come for me to invest in a NAS system. Until recently I was fully convinced that my NAS would be a Synology, but with the recent controversy around the brand, I’m now unsure which direction to go.

I’m a professional photographer. My photo archive is currently over 20TB and grows at an average rate of about 3TB per year.

I’m fairly certain I want to invest in a 4- or 5-bay expandable NAS, using 12TB to 16TB drives per bay, most likely in RAID 5. The main goal is to have a centralized photo archive with redundancy, so that a single drive failure doesn’t mean data loss. I would also like to work directly from the NAS, both for storage and editing. My workflow is entirely based on Adobe software (Lightroom and Photoshop for photos) and DaVinci Resolve for video.

It sounds like it's just a flip of a switch for Synology to enable or disable hardware transcoding. Why don't you suggest they go to a subscription based model for hardware transcoding?

Have you or are you planning on doing a plex test on a DS1525+ or DS1525+? I would love to see it. Thanks.

Bref Synology NAS DS225+

Best Price Canada

TY!

Hello,

I just bought a NAS Synology DS225+ (with 2GB RAM) and I read that you need 6GB RAM to use the face recognition in Synology Photo.
The Synology 4GB RAM is extremely expensive 166,60 €
https://www.synology.com/en-eu/products/store/D4NS01-4G

Therefor I consider buying 4GB 3rd party RAM, but I am not sure which one to buy. I found this one from Amazon, but it is 2400Mhz and I think it must be 2666Mhz. I have no idea how important this is 2400 or 2666Mhz.

If you can advise me which is a good brand or better to buy the very expensive Synology RAM.

Thanks in advance,
Guy

link to Amazon 4GB RAM
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC4-19200-260-Pin-Compatible-Systems/dp/B019FRDKWI/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3MUQYXCCBGEQN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._Y99hef18Isns6w_-Jj_Nevb6J1ipO-x-J4wns7Kq3HgqJfDhiJ1cqwaaT4InO34OBpzUX0U6cv3Gl0NBx-1vk8CUfxpyIDBsS3hIhZzxShMX30rlvTSKq0WzAXzZvWaKCPoOWHgzrlERAPWT8fb3OBWfUl8RdcE5NlRDtjKl32ObeHw3o68xfpIVa5lqiHwntBHUodGBhvEJh2fiG3AntbzM5gJI8jD0kbSe20vHwY.BCgh1FuyB9xJ6n8kfrD_fhFoFvQ

Hey there!
I'd like to know if non-Synology hard drives work in the Synology DX525. Unfortunately, Synology's website is pretty vague on this topic.


If non-Synology HDDs do not work in the DX525, I will have to look for alternatives to Synology, as the Seagate 26TB Factory Recertified is not recognised in a DX517 on a DS1821+. These HDDs are recognised without any problems in a DX513 connected to a DS916+. This is really poor performance from Synology!

Thank you for your help!

Hi,
I have been using a DS220j for four years for backup, storage and as a media server. With increasing use of DSM—especially Surveillance Station (five cameras)—the system has reached its limits. CPU load is moderate, but RAM usage is constantly above 50%, and since adding a 4K camera, responsiveness (DSM UI) has decreased.
I am considering DS225+, 425+, 725+ or 925+. Two bays are sufficient today, but I want to avoid reaching hardware limits again. I use 8 TB and 12 TB IronWolf drives in SHR; storage is adequate.
Current apps: Synology Drive, Cloud Sync, Media Server, Surveillance Station.
Planned: Docker/Container Manager for network monitoring and home automation, possibly a small web server.
Noise is irrelevant; power consumption matters.
Key considerations:
• 2-bay or 4-bay?
• Celeron or AMD Ryzen (future proof CPU!)?
• RAM?
• HDD compatibility?
• Enough power for Surveillance Station?
Should I buy now or wait for new models?
Thanks and best regards,
Falk

I have a Synology NAS 920+. I use it to store family videos and photos. Also for Plex Media server, but I also store my Graphic Design files in it. I just bought 2 500 GB SSDs (Samsung SSD 980). I need advice if I should set up as "Read-and-Write" or "Read" only. Thanks.