DS224+

These will replace the dozens of DS224+ models we have when they die, or Synology loses its mind and forces their drives to be used.

i always kept the plex data folder on a ssd and currently a NVMe drive now and never really saw any lag for the interface or when opening the media compared to when it was installed on spinning drives. Try doing a database clean up and increasing the DB cache size a little (Mine is currently at 256)

Eu am un DS224+. Aplicatia de telefon e Synology Photos. Sunt destul de multumit. poti sa faci backup la poze in backgroud sau fortat. Ai categoriii pentru persoane sau alte subiecte ( ex Ocean, Bautura, caini pisici) , ai harta si vezi pozele unde sunt facute, taguri pe poze, descriere, link share.

I moved from a DS224+ to a UGREEN 4800 Plus. I'm very happy with the move. I know there is some software from Synology that you might miss, but to be honest I never used anything from them aside of DSM.I don't like propietary software, specially when it comes from Synology. I don't trust them at all

I’ve run it on a DS224+ with only 4GB of RAM and it ran fine. The server has very little demand for computing power. It’s the clients (via a web browser) that needs the “oomph”. I wasn’t a savvy Docker user back then and had some trouble getting a network volume to mount to that Docker Container, so

Buy a nas such as a Ugreen nas or Synology older than 2025. I got a DS224+ for $150 locally. Filled with 2 12TB drives for $300 locally. Owning your own data is the way.

A NAS unit like a Synology DS224+ can host both NextCloud and OnlyOffice which you might want as your office suite to open your files. It will cost around $400 - $500 to get this setup running, but I've been using it remotely at work for months and the performance is outstanding.

If you liked Synology, just upgrade within it. Something like Synology DS224+ is a big jump from the j-series—way faster and actually smooth for photos. If you’re open to switching, TerraMaster is cheaper and faster, but Synology still wins on apps/ease.

synology vs alternatives: ugreen is newer/cheaper but the software ecosystem is still maturing. qnap has more features but the ui is clunkier. for a family thats not super tech savvy, synology's polish is worth the premium imo. synology photos has an ios app that auto-uploads in background - works s

I was using cloud and singular usb’s randomly overlapping each other and two weeks ago i finally got myself together and bought a NAS. I went with the synology ds224+ that has two hard drives and i installed 2x 4TB harddisks from them they I «mirror» (raid1). I still have all the other bunch of disk