synology photos on multiple NAS

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I have two NAS a DS425+ and a DS918+ I want to put one in each of our houses and share photos. So each house will have their own users with separate personal photo spaces to back up their phones (two people per household) and (this is the tricky bit) have common shared folders that can be viewed by all users.

In my mind I have a set of shared folders that are copied from one NAS to the other by Xcopy or Rsync or something - but would it be easier to have one of the NAS as the dedicated sharing server (call that house A)? If that's the case how the people in house B access it and how do they choose photos in their personal space on server B to move to the shared space.

Part of my is thinking that having ONE NAS in the location with the fiber connected internet (house A) as the photo server for everyone but at the same time I want each house to have their own photos server.

I have plans to have a third server as a backup device to backup photos from both NAS, a question for later.

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Yes, you can absolutely set this up the way you described. The simplest structure is to give each house its own NAS with two main areas. One private space for each user so their phone backups stay local, and one shared space that everyone in both houses can see. The shared folder is the only part that needs to stay synced between the DS425+ in house A and the DS918+ in house B.

Synology gives you several ways to sync that shared folder across the internet. You can use Synology Drive ShareSync, you can use rsync, or you can use other file sync tools if you prefer. Any of these will keep the shared folder identical on both NAS so that changes made in one location appear in the other.

Inside Synology Photos you then choose the targets you want it to use. Personal backups go to each user’s private photo folder on their own NAS, and anything that is meant for everyone goes into the shared folder. Photos will index both locations so all users can browse the shared library while still keeping their own private space separate.