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Home cloud? - Enquiries - 02-28-2020
Hi, I want to set up my own cloud storage for photos, music and video. I need the device to sync / backup various devices iPhone, Android phone, galaxy tablet, iPad, W10 laptops. I want to be able to map drives for simple drag and drop of files. I also want simple app and web access for when i am out over the internet. Video to TV either WiFi, HDMI. Finally the reason for 4+4 is that i want 4GB and I want to back it up in case of hardrive failure so im thinking two bay. I want my partner to have access over apps / internet, i also want to share folders with other for either collaboration or view only. I have looked at WD and Synology and struggling to asses if they will do what i want
Home cloud? - ed - 02-24-2021
WD will be limited in many ways, but Synology will certainly do this and much more. You could start with DS218+ or DS718+ if you need more future-proofing.You can then use Synology apps to Sync all your devices and access multimedia on various devices. It is quite easy to use compared to other NAS brands.I hope this helps.