Synology
DiskStation DS918+
Based on 49 Reddit mentions
$1419.00
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Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet
wont be enough, the sales are not only plummeting because of the HDD debacle but also because their new systems simply suck, they are still using old CPUs without an iGPU so no hardware transcoding which is a huge downgrade to the previous models. the best Synology model a home user can buy is a use
...Pixelplanet5 in r/LinusTechTips
October 8, 2025 6:55 PM
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I need a Plex overhaul
This ^^^ I moved Plex Media Server from a DS918+ to an i5-10500 Ubuntu PC a couple years ago. Best move ever. No problem transcoding, burning subtitles, etc. It is a bare metal installation, no 20+ containers. Just Plex Media Server and Tautulli via Snap. Plenty of headroom should I want to add anyt
...KuryakinOne in r/PleX
May 14, 2025 1:23 AM
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Is there a NAS device with simple OS that easily downloads torrents directly to your setup?
Synology Works great! Maybe try to get an older used model for cheap. I have ds918+ and its a workhorse.
Mediakris in r/torrents
January 6, 2026 6:24 PM
4
UniFi UNAS 4 vs Synology DS425+ for Home Storage
A little bit different setup but I have unas pro, and I had synology rs1221+ (sold) i still have Synology DS918+. I have Intel NUC 13th gen for the apps. Personally for me synology has way more of different features but 99% of them i am not using. I think the best advantage of synology is iscsi supp
...mmhorda in r/Ubiquiti
February 16, 2026 11:40 PM
4
Is it worth it to migrate from Synology photos to Immich?
I used Synology Photos on my DS918+ NAS for multiple years, and switched to Immich about 1 year go. It's a much better platform, the web and the mobile apps. Synology Photos, by comparison, it's more basic and less flexible, and like all the other apps from Synology its development is stale. I like
...Secure_War_2947 in r/selfhosted
March 20, 2026 7:01 PM
4
Unifi Doorbell and Apple TV
Yes - I use a synology NAS for both my plex and homebrige, working well so far. I guess the unifi plugin for homebridge requires a certain amount of hardware to run smoothly (ie maybe don’t try a raspberry pi). So far the synology ds918+ is up to the task though I only have one protect camera so far
...cliffcabbage in r/Ubiquiti
December 3, 2025 9:50 PM
3
Am I too stupid for TrueNAS?
I went from Synology ds918+ to TrueNAS virtualized on Proxmox with HBA passed through to TrueNAS vm and had no issues with stability. Lots of learning on snapshots, replication, mounts. But no stability issues. Can you post details on “random” crashes- logs, dmesg clips, etc? Hard to diagnose withou
...SparhawkBlather in r/truenas
September 30, 2025 10:59 AM
4
UGREEN DXP4800 on Xpenology what's your experience?
I had it on DXP2800 and DXP4800 for short time> no complains. Now I have a DXP 4800plus and it´s running with no problems since 2-3 Weeks. I´m not panning to use it as my primary NAS ( MainNas DS720 ) but i´m using it as Jellyfin/PlexServer, Torrent, HomeAssistent, BackupNas. Main Nas (sensitive Dat
...antena22 in r/Xpenology
August 31, 2025 2:00 PM
4
Had no idea how small the Ugreen UPS was. 🤯
Yeah agree depending could be quite different run times.. But would be nice if they put up a curve on load, I mean I doubt the nas is going to draw 120W if its not really doing anything, etc. So from my napkin math should be able to get at least 20 minutes out of it I would think.. Not exactly sure
...mrbudman in r/UgreenNASync
April 14, 2026 11:03 PM
2
'Ideal' Syncthing host hardware?
depending on what size and number of files you want to share your requirements are different. without that information it's impossible to tell. i have ~1.5million files i share using multiple sync folders with approximately 1.5TByte of files. I had problems with the default 4 Gbytes of RAM in a Syno
...ludos1978 in r/Syncthing
November 17, 2025 4:49 PM
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