DiskStation DS218+

Synology

DiskStation DS218+

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Any thoughts on Ubiquiti NAS vs Synology?

" have an old, but fully functional Synology DS218+."

mcleder in r/Ubiquiti

January 11, 2026 8:25 PM

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"Nas" con Raspberry

Io attualmente ho un Nas Synology 218+ che uso come archiviazione di rete e per qualche container docker, nonostante la vecchiaia funziona senza perdere un colpo. Con la nuova politica sugli hdd non so se consiglierei nuovamente Synology, ma a livello di funzionalità e semplicità di impostazione è v

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Bido90 in r/ItalyInformatica

May 30, 2025 11:53 AM

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Share Your Setup – Be Featured on the Emby Blog

I’m running Emby on my Synology DS218+ with two 14TB hard drives (28TB total). The DS218+ handles everything I throw at it thanks to its solid Intel Celeron CPU and 6GB RAM. Most of my family and friends stream from Android TV devices and Windows PCs, with the occasional phone or tablet. What I real

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Blacky0892 in r/emby

June 27, 2025 7:16 AM

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Synology isn't the best NAS anymore

Synology never had competitive hardware. What makes them good is their software. I have a Uggreen NAS and frankly I regret buying it. The software is severely undercooked, especially when I bought it. It’s missing so many things you get with Synology’s DSM. I still have my old DS218+ running as a ba

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Apoctwist in r/datastorage

May 14, 2026 5:55 AM

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After 15 years with Synology, the last 3 months in unraid been life changing

Well said. You can't compare those solutions. Why does someone drive a truck, others prefer small hatchbacks? And don't even mention car brands. I've made the switch from Synology->unRaid->Truenas I have my reasons for preferring Truenas, but what I miss most from Synology is the set and forget ment

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UnderstandingNo4209 in r/unRAID

April 14, 2026 8:25 AM

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Synology or rPi

With Synology via container manager - you'll also need portainer + watch tower to update the images automatically. There will be updates that you will need to click via the homebridge UI but there are also updates to the image as well. I have it running for 4 years on my Synology DS218+ with no hicc

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eddieblackdaddy in r/homebridge

December 13, 2025 10:39 AM

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People running plex on beelink s12 pro

I was using an EQ12 N100, but it kept having shutdown issues. I had core temp installed and it rarely went over 60 degrees C under a load, and it idled at around 45 degrees, so I don't think it was a heat issue. There was nothing in the logs to indicate a heat issue shutdown. I had it replaced but t

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HotExample3229 in r/PleX

January 18, 2026 2:02 PM

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Looking to move on from my Synology DS218+, what is the best NAS for a £300 budget?

Two things. First, they restricted HDD to "Synology approved" drives (mainly their own brand, more expensive) for the DS225+ which was their newest 2-bay NAS. Due to backlash, they came back on this decision. Then there was the transcoding issue, they disabled it on their newest NAS because you need

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PhiphyL in r/HomeNAS

January 25, 2026 9:25 PM

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Dedicated Plex Server (Mini PC)

I was running mine for years on a Synology DS218+ without any issues, but it was getting old and a little underpowered, so I decided to go with a Beelink EQ12 N100 with an attached hard drive enclosure. It worked fine for a few months and then started having random shutdown issues with nothing in th

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HotExample3229 in r/PlexServers

January 15, 2026 3:41 PM

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Newbie - Debating between DXP2800 vs DS225+

I would say go with the Synology. While it is not perfect it works for all your requirements, including the part where you do not want to tinker with it.I have been using Synology for 10 years+ (DS214 and DS218+) and they have been rock stable. I recently bought a DXP2800 and installed TrueNAS on it

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Greg_412 in r/UgreenNASync

January 2, 2026 2:57 PM

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