DiskStation DS925+

I suggest you reach out to an IT company that can help you set this up, but at a minimum a DIY solution needs to be a NAS with a second NAS or cloud storage as backup (the latter of course will get very expensive) I genuinely recommend a 4 bay Synology like a DS925+ kitted out with 4 24-30TB drives

FYI - You are aware that Synology rescinded the “Synology Only Drives” limitation for DSxx25+ models. For example, I just added a DS925+ and installed 3 non-compatibility listed drives (Seagate EXOS X20 18TB) and everything is working perfectly. Sure I got the “drives not on list” warning when setti

I could have written this exact post myself yesterday before deciding on ordering a new DS925+ and the Synology +8GB ECC expansion RAM and (2) WD RED Plus 10TB drives (to start). I kept thinking…I could save money with a UGREEN…I can figure out how to lock it down…I can ignore, and not think every d

It all depends on what you are wanting to do. While there are a lot of people that have shunned Synology, it is still a solid ecosystem and very reliable/stable. My DS1019 has been running steady since I got it. I'm also considering getting another Synology to keep the ecosystem and demote the 1019

Made the switch yesterday. Had a DS223j, wanted something that was quicker and could actually do docker / jellyfin. Had an order in for a DS925+ until I saw that it couldn't do hardware transcoding anymore without a modification of the drivers. Decided to cancel that and buy the DXP4800 Pro and so f

I bought the (Synology RAM DDR4 ECC SO-DIMM 8GB (D4ES01-8G)). Others have bought non-Synology and Non-ECC RAM (see the big RAM thread on the Synology subreddit where people share non-Synology/cheaper RAM they bought that works or not). Non-ECC may be OK most/some of the time, but the warnings agains

I would say choose between the Synology and UGREEN NAS. As an overview.. If you're looking for a mature OS, Synology has that. Synology also has important apps like a surveillance app (Surveillance Station) and a backup app (Hyper Backup). The hardware for Synology is usually old and not very powerf

I just finished setting up my NAS as well for similar use cases as yours. Did a ton of research and second guessing, but here’s where I ended up: Get a 4 bay NAS. It just gives you so much flexibility for your setup and future. I got the DS925+. Was planing to get DS923+ but after Synology walked ba

The overall best two Synology models to consider that are 4 bay and decently priced, with good overall options, would be the DS925+ and the DS923+. The DS925+ would rank as better imo because it's newer. Otherwise both have similar specs. For example, the DS925+: CPU: AMD Ryzen V1500B 4-core 2.2 (ba

Lots of good opinions here, and here's mine from someone who's been doing network storage for over 2 decades. Get yourself a NAS with an x64 based CPU. Avoid ARM based devices.I recommend Synology for their mature software advantage, which will be less of a hassle for user access, data sharing, and