DS225+

I recently installed Immich on my DS225+ but experience should be roughly the same for the 220. Most important is a RAM upgrade. After launching Immich for the first time with the stock 2GB it rendered the whole NAS unusable, as the Swap mechanism was constantly trying to swap parts of the RAM onto

The Synology DS223 can be used for media playback, but its CPU isn't as powerful as the next model up. I would personally step up to the DS224+, DS225+ or DS425+ since they both have CPU's with transcoding abilities which can allow for smoother playback on more devices, regardless of the video file

Synology ds225+ with 2x 12 tb hdds. It was a steal at $700 with the enclosure itself already around $580 at other shops. Unfortunately the ds255+ still comes with an older procesor and no m2 slots. but a Plex Media Server, it will do its job.

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

Get yourself either a 2-bay Synology DS225+ or a UGreen DXP2800, and forget about changing the OS idea. And if your budget allows it, consider the 4-bay boxes like the DS925+ or the DXP4800. The extra bays allow you to expand your storage later. The choice between these brands hinges on whether you

I would NOT recommend running Trusnas on an old laptop with USB DAS drives. ZFS is very demanding on drive connections and USB can be too unpredictable. Synology was just an example. Based on what I hear, it's got the best software and support but is the worst hardware value. However, if I was going

Thanks for the input. Genuinely curious about the reasoning though, can you help me understand what problem bringing the NAS early is solving in my specific case? My current library is ~340GB (20k photos + 3k videos).The 4TB NVMe in slot 2 of the K12 gives me roughly 10× headroom before it's a probl