DiskStation DS918+

Synology Works great! Maybe try to get an older used model for cheap. I have ds918+ and its a workhorse.

Your current Synology does not have hard drive lock, nor expansion. And they will probably cave soon enough. If you want to blow another $1000 on some new hardware just say that. That DS918 aint cheap. If you are used to DSM and you have failed on the command line I HIGHLY suggest you just get an ex

The sweet spot second-hand would be something like the DS918+ or DS920+. Both use Intel x86 CPUs, support Docker and VMs, and still have plenty of performance for modern self-hosting. The DS918+ is older but still very capable, especially with a RAM upgrade. The DS920+ is newer and will likely get l

I can speak only of my own experience, I started photography around the age of 10-12 yo with my dads gear and I have been very lucky to start my backups on a DS918+ that my dad graciously gave me away for free when he upgraded to 8 bays. I’ve used the heck out of that hardware without even knowing I

My Plex server is running on a DS918 Synology NAS since launch. Low power, handles the little transcoding it needs to do, has an expansion unit (which I have that ads 5 extra bays), and has a ton of very friendly aps for other home projects. I have a 12+ outside users. Only down side is that it's no