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Qnap TS 264 optimal setup - Enquiries - 11-14-2025
After months of watching your advice I just bought a TS 264 for basic home use. I am going to set it up mainly as a VM (linux and mac), cloud storage and small web server, and backup.
Do I need seperate volumes for this?
What configuration to you advice?
I know this is a very elementary question but will greatly appreciate if you can direct me in the right direction to start.
Best wishes.
jan
RE: Qnap TS 264 optimal setup - ed - 11-14-2025
For what you want to run you do not need multiple volumes. One storage pool with one main volume is normally the best approach. QNAP isolates apps, VMs and containers internally so splitting into separate volumes does not give you any real benefit and usually wastes space.
Recommended setup
• Create a single RAID 1 storage pool using your two drives.
• Create one thick or thin volume on that pool. Thick is simpler and safer for beginners.
• Enable snapshots at a reasonable frequency because it gives quick rollback for accidental deletion or ransomware.
• Leave the M.2 slots (if you install SSDs later) for caching rather than creating a second pool.
• For virtual machines use Virtualization Station with the VM disk image stored on the main volume.
• For cloud storage and backup use HBS 3 and QuFTP or myQNAPcloud Link if you want remote access.
That is all you need for a clean and reliable layout. Only users with heavy multi-tenant workloads or very large VM environments need more complex multi-volume structures.
P.S. dont expect too much of performance from Celeron though.