DiskStation DS1019+

At 50TB, my media collection isn't easily replaceable with simply having Sonarr, Radarr, and Lidarr installed. I can't imagine how many hours I've put in building custom collections while also sometimes designing my own custom collection posters. Or how many versions of an old TV Show I've acquired

I wouldn't use the nvme slots for cache. I'd install two compatible 1TB nvme drives to create a RAID 1 volume as the location to install Unraid packages, Docker containers, and VM's to. I'm running a test Plex server that was on a DXP4800Plus, and it's a really nice setup for Plex server. I have 18

I’m running a Synology DS1019+ NAS, with 5 Seagate Ironwolf 10TB drives. It’s designed for 4K streaming/transcoding. I run Plex, Surveillance Station, store all my movies, TV shows, backup all my music, photos, and PC backups. It’s been running since Feb. 2019, 24/7, without issues. It even emails m

Its not all about your server. You can have a low-powered system serve 100% quality. They key to that are your clients being able to play the media natively. Transcoding is not only a performance hit - its a loss of quality do to the on-the-fly lossy conversion. So, you want to inventory your media

I am using paperless in my Synology DS1019+. It works fine. I won’t say that it is lightning fast but good enough for document retrieval. The program and the documents are all on the NAS. In my case I have Docker installed on the NAS and then using terminal SSH into the NAS and setup the paperless d

Do what works best for you - but always try to keep in mind what you might need to do to scale. I run Plex on a Synology DS1019+. Its been perfect for my group of 3 users. All our playback clients are flavors of Android: Nvidia Shield Google Chromecast with Google TV Samsung Galaxy phones When it co

I came from a Synology DS1019+ to an Asustor AS6810T about 3 weeks ago (was planning on a DS1825+ until the hard drive lock in). What I like about the Asustor:Fast, tons of connectivity, standard docker implementation with portainer. Virtualbox for VMs. Use any hard drive :), Their Photo Gallery 3 w

I run Plex server on a Synology DS1019+ NAS, with five Seagate Ironwolf 10TB drives that I bought in 2018, running over a gigabit network. Runs flawlessly. I use the Plex client on my Samsung 65” TV, on Roku Ultra 4K in the bedroom on a monitor, (also from 2018) from a web browser on my desktop PC,

I’ve been running the Plex server on a Synology 5-bay DS1019+, upgraded from a 2-bay unit. No transcoding, no blips, no hiccups, no issues since 2018. That’s my only experience, so I recommend it.

It depends on your load. It depends on your clients and the needs for transcoding. Without that information, we cant properly advise you - except in vague terms and concepts. From least powerful to most powerful, it will be: Shield, Synology, Minipc (depending on what you mean by minipc). I personal