What is your go to upgrade? Post on the forums: forums.spacerex.co/t/the-top-6-updates-for-a-synology-nas-video/383?u=will
@danielmcgowan9534
Жыл бұрын
The uninterruptable power supply wasn't an "upgrade" to me - it was a first-day-must-have item. I'm a home user with experience supporting a network on a terrible power system.
@elodiecemoi3057
Жыл бұрын
@@danielmcgowan9534 +1 : totally agree ! I have 2 Synology NAS, so 2 UPS, plus a third UPS for the network stuff (Switch, Box, etc...). A UPS is a must have in my opinion, because I will never take the risk to lose data because of a P.S. problem...
@Wesmosis
Жыл бұрын
UPS
@yomper88
7 ай бұрын
I ordered a UPS with my NAS.
@ifgj
3 ай бұрын
Which of them should I buy DS418 for $325 or DS423+ for $610
@marcusslade9804
Жыл бұрын
As an enthusiast photographer, I’ve been using a Drobo DAS for over six years (actually, it’s still connected) and, thankfully, it has worked flawlessly throughout. I’ve been considering a NAS conversion for almost as long and…finally, I have just acquired a Synology DS1522+ in the last month, in no small part because of Drobo’s business problems and unknown future support. It does feel like there’s a lot to learn (which is a good thing too) but I have to thank you, Will, for all your videos as you’ve contributed heavily to my limited NAS understanding so far. As I have a Mac Studio, two 10GbE ports on my switch and CAT 6 cable running, that 10GbE upgrade will be next. Best of luck in your new business.
@Supermanohman
11 ай бұрын
I'm a photographer too and I just got a 923+ and I spent all of September going step by step with Will's guides
@Lancer61
8 ай бұрын
I have had a Drobo for about 5 years and it is failing. Bottom drive bay no longer works. Don't trust it anymore. Bought a Synology 1621+. Will have 6 - 12TB drives when I am done setting it all up. Got all my critical data and 62GB of photos loaded now. Have had smart UPS for about 3 years now on all my systems.
@AminOnPC
Жыл бұрын
Glad you’re full time into this! Good stuff man you’ve helped my work and I a lot
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Just went full time and its been a blast! Kinda crazy having all of these hours in the day again!
@chrisschneider7609
Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't follow this at all. bad advise unless you have a very, very specific use case. Not that I can think of what that is. Depending on your use case... things might change, but raw storage, just get drives and put them IN the devices! I also use ssds. Who would have thought that was needed to be said! Then if you are running VMs you need to pick between ram and nvme. Your vm requirements will dictate that. You MUST have 2 x nvme if you are doing video editing and they are AMAZING speed boosts for VM with high read write. LASTLY 10Gb... if you need more HD get the synology extension! Why o why buy a bad external HD NEVER and I mean NEVER use them for anything bare data transfer when you have a NAS! An external HD is called a poor man's NAS for a reason!
@aranelchan
Жыл бұрын
@chrisschneider7609 you completely missed the point that the external drive was for backup, not additional storage for primary data. If you have a second NAS to backup the main one, and/or use cloud backup, then effectively you would have something similiar. But if you just add a storage expansion unit to your main NAS, no, that's not a proper backup even if you use a separate volume. You say "LASTLY 10Gb" and then talk about storage again. Looks like you either didn't watch the video or didn't pay any attention. It's 10 GbE, not 10 Gb, because it's about upgrading the network connection, starting with the ethernet port on the NAS. That's something that can be very useful in your video editing example.
@chrisschneider7609
Жыл бұрын
@aranelchan the point of a nas is to be reliable storage. It is the backup. Raid is the backup. And external HD is just dumb. Far more likely to fail, far more likely to corrupt. And far less capacity! 10gbE is like atm machine... the e is not required when you are already talking about ethernet. It is highly highly unlikely you are consuming gbps as a single user. Even with a few raw video files in your scrubber! It is also extremely unlikely that you have 10gbps on your pc if you're listening to this review. 10gbps is not even close to something normal. The better option it bonding the 4 ethernet port already on the device. 4Gbps will give you FAR more likelihood of consumption... but then we need to talk about switches... which you would once you start talking about 10gbps... bonding is far cheaper.
@aranelchan
Жыл бұрын
@chrisschneider7609 No, RAID is redundancy for fault tolerance. RAID is not backup, even though what it provides overlaps with what a proper backup provides. Is an external hard drive the best backup solution? Probably not. But driving home the point that there should be a backup is a top "upgrade" tip, and an external hard drive that can be kept separate from the NAS is a low hanging fruit in that regard. As for a NAS being the backup, that depends on how it is used. If a video editor edits videos locally, and only syncs to the NAS as backup, then indeed the NAS is backup. I would still recommend a backup for the NAS itself, but one that is stored remotely. However, if the video editor is editing videos via network share, then the NAS is not backup, and it is in such cases that a > 1 Gbps network connection becomes important. Spacerex did say that the 10 GbE upgrade was use-case specific, so I find no fault in his upgrade suggestion. Bonding multiple ports is also use-case specific: unless you're using stuff like multichannel SMB, link aggregation would still limit any one client to the max of a link, so unless there are multiple clients it may be of little value.
@denver_video
6 ай бұрын
No kidding - SpaceRex is probably my #1 KZitem channel. I try to buy with your affiliate links whenever I can just so you take over the world. Thank you for all that you do! The installation of my Synology NAS and corresponding workflow is priceless for my business. Much appreciated!
@gregarious_one
11 ай бұрын
Just got the Synology 1522+. This video was perfect for answering my upgrade questions for Synology in general, and especially for this unit. Nice to know that I dont have to go crazy on RAM! Thanks for the video!
@ThisIsZaher
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great video. I took your advice and connected over a wire. Transfer speeds went from an average of 300mbps to 900mbps. Such a significant improvement! 👍🏻
@joelhenson73
Жыл бұрын
Dude your content is so clear and concise. Incredibly helpful! If I, or anyone I know, ever needs a consultant, you'll be the first call! Thank for this great info!
@oneminutefilm
Жыл бұрын
Nice to hear you do this full time now. You helped us Build a 1821+ back in the Days with a 10gbe hardwire connection for Videoproduction. Greetings from Germany! :)
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Glad things are going well!
@chrisbogart687
8 ай бұрын
Thanks - this was a good sanity check or me since I just purchased a Synology 4-Bay DiskStation DS923+. Went with the 10GBe card which is now down to $110, and your recommended NVME drive. Good advice on the read only. I got the external drive on my wish list. Your video gave me confidence to not upgrade memory since it comes with 4Gb. What I found useful is the size information of the cache partition you recommended which makes total sense now. In the past I would max it out thinking more is better. Lastly I have a smart UPS to plug it into. Thanks for also suggesting the USB into it also. Great video, clear and concise.
@TazzSmk
Жыл бұрын
important note is, when using larger capacity SSD cache, it does reserve a notable amount of RAM, so for ex. I'm running one 1TB NVME SSD as read cache, but also upgraded RAM from 4 to 8GB because that 1TB of SSD cache itself uses about 400MB of RAM, and it works great as a combination :)
@letslego9914
Жыл бұрын
Congrats on this channel helping you to a sweet full time consulting gig. Appreciate all the great information you have shared over the years.
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@pnachtwey
Жыл бұрын
I would get the UPS first. For business we got a second Synology for backup off site instead of a big USB drive. I have installed 2 1TB SSD caches in raid 1. It is overkill. I have never seen more than 256K of cache being used so 2x256K is the maximum one should get. The weak spot of the Synology is that it doesn't have redundant power supplies and CPUs. That is why a second storage is required because if the local Synology fails, the big 16 TB USB drive can keep you going in the short term. We, the company, have a NetApp. I personally use an old Drobo 5N, at home, which is slow and crude compared to the Synology but it has been extremely reliable. My personal Synology is off site and the company and I access it through a company VPN. It is less hassle than a OneDrive.
@xblackrainbow
Жыл бұрын
alright how's it goin, neal?
@AdmiralSP
Жыл бұрын
Alright, how's it going @xblackrainbow
@Mopsie
8 ай бұрын
Best KZitem intro
@gornlockheart
6 ай бұрын
Lmao I was just thinking that
@docyoda3268
2 ай бұрын
Ive been looking for this comment!😅 Ive been watching his content and this his iconic intro!
@JimKilgo
Жыл бұрын
I just bought an 18TB external to do my back ups. Such piece of mind to have this on hand. I'm also adding a 10GbE to my NAS right now too. I just upgraded from a DS418Play to a DS923+ with three 16TB Seagate Ironwolf drives. Mainly for the 10GbE access since I do a lot of video storage and editing.
@theportman
10 ай бұрын
Are you running a RAID setup? If yes, which kind? Thanks
@JimKilgo
10 ай бұрын
@@theportman Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) with data protection for 1-drive fault tolerance.
@theportman
10 ай бұрын
@@JimKilgo thanks a lot!
@drheili
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video as always. I'd love to see a tutorial about setting up the auto-shutdown from a UPS. Thanks.
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
Right here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/1aud3oSJgIeieqw
@jem8794
2 ай бұрын
Great video, clear, simple, honest. You killed it. Thank you for taking the time to educate us.
@aviosmedia
Жыл бұрын
Glad to see I had already covered your #1 upgrade and use Hyperbackup :)
@fixserver
5 ай бұрын
A couple points to add: DSM 7.2 has a SSD Advisor in Storage Manager that you can use to decide wihether an SSD each is useful. It runs for a week to analyze your usage. I recommend using this before running out to buy a SSD cache. Great points about wifi versus wired. The problem with wifi its is stability and reliability. Wifi is subject to signal (other devices, APs) and physical (walls) interference, particularly in crowded places like apartments or office buildings. This is the biggest argument for a wired connection. A NAS needs to be always available. With ethernet it ALWAYS works and at a predictable speed. If you are using your NAS as a media server, this is particularly important.
@waterlinestories
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. What about upgrading from HDD to SSD? Or is it sufficient to to have SSD cache. Video editing workflow, not direct to NAS.
@jimmybondy1140
11 ай бұрын
Perfekt! Es mir diesmal große Freude gemacht das Video anzuschauen- nicht nur weil es sehr ausführlich und gut war. Weil du diesmal und hoffentlich auch in Zukunft Zeit beim sprechen genommen hast ! 👍👍👍👍👍
@StereoAnthony
11 ай бұрын
I have about 60 tb of music I've collected over the years. Astonishingly, I've never had a hard drive ever fail on me, so I'd never really thought about backing everything up until recently. I saw a video of a video editor backing his work up to a NAS, which I had never even heard of. After a ton of research, and some saving, I just got a Synology 923+ and 4 x 15 tb Western Digitals. It took me all night to figure out how to start syncing files from all my externals, but Ive got the hang of it now. Glad to hear I probably won't need to upgrade my ram. I think the 923+ is sufficient for my needs. Instead, I think I'll start saving to buy a whole other backup until cloud storage doesn't cost as much as a car.
@WalrusRiderEntertainment
Жыл бұрын
I have a weird issue with the smb share on my ds1821+. I have my video edit folder organised by newest created up top. When I am saving video edits to the folder it will just randomly drop out a year of edits and show the newest file as a year ago or whatever it is. Seems to drop out to the same point each time. If I open up an afp connection it always shows the correct order and it seems to force the smb connection into line also. Any ideas how to fix this issue? I think it started doing it since DSM 7 upgrade..
@ruechel
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for all the awesome content. Easy to understand stuff - lots of NAS instructional / tutorials are cumbersome, too long and not suited for beginners. I'm a photographer and have a s-lod of old SATAs with images and I need to pull the trigger on a NAS as soon as possible to avert possible disaster and also to get organized. I appreciate you, mate!
@Bari_Khan_CEng_CMarEng
9 ай бұрын
Great video and guidance, much appreciated
@smudgeous4068
Жыл бұрын
Setting the SSD to be a second volume and running docker containers directly off of it was a far better use case than a cache. The amount of command line inputs to get it working was minimal
@alank1995
Жыл бұрын
The first thing I did when I got my 920 was to add an external backup drive! Glad that was on the top of your list as well. As always, great content!!
@michaelpearson9
Жыл бұрын
Why just get c2 storage and backup to cloud alot safer
@alank1995
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelpearson9 oh I have that as well :) 3:2:1 rule is in effect.
@jimmyscott7414
Жыл бұрын
Answered all my noob questions. Thanks.
@keithsanborn8508
5 ай бұрын
Again, a great, clear analysis. Keep it up, SpaceRex!
@stco2426
Жыл бұрын
Nice to see Rex. Agree to with the priorities here. Wired 100%
@tomdchi12
Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised the UPS is at the end not "Number 0, get a UPS when you get a NAS, do not pass Go." That's my philosophy after having a RAID/NAS get corrupted from a power outage. My take is that every RAID/NAS must have a smart UPS from the start. Even as a "home" user, I'd rather have a UPS than have to try to recover everything from a backup.
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
So from all of my consulting, I have only had a couple of times that users NAS have had issues from unexpected power loss. And in all of the cases the volume only went into a 'read only' mode where we could still copy everything off of it. What was the NAS & file system you were using that got corrupted? BTRFS seems to be pretty solid at at least keeping the data alive enough to be pulled off the unit.
@Leopold3131
Жыл бұрын
I don’t consider a UPS to be an upgrade but necessary equipment.
@gabyu
Жыл бұрын
I have friends living in NZ and they often have power outages. If they have to rebuild a volume every time, they will get mad. Hence, the UPS is also on top of the list. I hope someday that Synology can build 'portable' nases, with power battery included.
@DaleSteadman
11 ай бұрын
I totally agree with Rex as a photography / videographer backup is the number 1 thing to invest in, if fact I take it one step further and have 2 backups, and I keep one in a safety deposit box and the other one backing up constantly and rotate them out once a week from my bank. I do have a UPS and I have lost power maybe once in 16 years so it is definitely good to have one but not mission critical as a backup drive. If you lose power in your area a lot then a UPS might be number 1 in your book.
@doujinflip
7 ай бұрын
The UPS also evens out power fluctuations, which device power supplies will appreciate. Being overseas I further protect the UPS with a transformer/AVR.
@Sean-km7ht
4 ай бұрын
I agree with backing up to another drive and UPS basically being required for data security. WIFI6 and newer standards can certainly break gig speeds if they have a fast enough connection to the source material, but do suffer from increased latency. Wired connections are definitely better, but it mainly impacts latency and stability more than actual speed now. There are many newer routers that support faster speed over Wi-Fi than wired as not all support multi-gig switching for wired connections. My WIFI 6 router only supports up to 2.5Gb wired but much more over Wi-Fi (AX11000 standard) it has exceeded 2.5Gb when downloading from multiple sources (LAN and internet) using WIFI. It's also uncommon for consumer routers to support ports over 2.5Gb. Even though we only have 1Gb internet, I still upgraded my home with a 2x10Gbe and 8x 2.5Gbe switch because the NAS running Plex can see more than 2.5Gb on LAN usage, but no other single device would currently benefit from more speed for me. In short, I still agree with recommending wired connections due to the lower latency as that is what most people will "feel" and the latency advantage of wired connections can be very noticeable with internet usage. It's just not the same as absolute speed.
@philcrazyclip
9 ай бұрын
External harddrive as a backup solution has its limits: If your house burns down - your important data on your external harddrive are gone as well. In my opinion your backup data should be physically apart from your primary NAS. Better choose the cloud or a second NAS on a different location than the primary NAS (I have chosen the latter). Thanks for your great videos anyway!
@DrJosephSweeney
8 ай бұрын
Yep. I chose second NAS at different location
@frederichardy8844
Жыл бұрын
The important point about UPSs is not to hesitate to change the battery. The life time of a battery ranges from 3 to 5 years.
@hstriepe
5 ай бұрын
Smart UPS should be first!!!
@chrisipad4425
Жыл бұрын
Great tips and I agree with you! Thanks.
@cyberwasp461
Жыл бұрын
Your first suggestion is perfect. I bought a USB 3.0 tool less enclosure and put an extra 16tb NAS hard drive in it.
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
Great investment!
@ledfootfam99
Жыл бұрын
The way all these companies are going it's not only cheaper to build your own NAS is arguably easier and you will definitely have better results. You can even use synology software if you so choose.
@frederichardy8844
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for emphasizing the importance of "wired" against wifi. Not only wifi is not as fast as advertised by it is much more vulnerable to interference.
@agogley
Жыл бұрын
Wiring it directly to the router would always be my first choice just because it removes another potential point of failure. But in terms of performance it might be superior if (A) multiple devices access the router at once or (B) the devices accessing the NAS are also wired. WIFI is faster than most people's internet speeds. So an average user streaming videos or moving small files will not notice any difference whatsoever. The problem with suggesting upgrades is that you first need to know the goal of the upgrade and second whether the suggested upgrade meets the goal. In some cases, a user might be better served by upgrading their wireless network as opposed to upgrading their server.
@elodiecemoi3057
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video as usual, but it is still unclear how to use the NVMes, particularly with the VMM, and/or by creating a volume on the NVMe. My DS1821 is still on 7.1 (7.2 is not yet official); and I believe that you should dedicate a video to the NVMes ! Thank you
@markwith140
Ай бұрын
The first two I have done and would recommend. The third 10Gbit, less convinced, however I did buy a cheap unmanaged 2.5Gbit switch and a 2.5Gbit card to my computer, this makes a big difference in copy times. The 4th, I did this within my NAS and while I think it helps performance, I am not sure how much the cache actually helps with performance, hard to measure. The 5th, is well worth the money as memory is cheap (at least for my Asustor NAS it is, not sure about Synology). UPS, I am certainly thinking about it since I have had a couple of power cuts that have caused an ungraceful shutdown,
@RogierYou
4 ай бұрын
My 1st upgrade always is a UPS that also powers the modem, router and switch
@DrivingPhilippines
7 ай бұрын
I was struggling for years - my photos app was slow, my docker instance was slow, and had no idea why. 2GB in my machine, and the resources app showed I still had 40% free memory. But when I upgraded by installing an 8gb RAM module.... wow! things were snappy and very fast! RAM upgrade is a must, and a NUMBER ONE first thing to do. Don't wait, just install the most RAM you can.
@KamasamaK
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your experience. Even though he put RAM pretty low, it seems pretty dependent on where you're starting. If you only have 2 GB or less of memory, it will make a significant difference.
@functiongarage
Жыл бұрын
There are so many variables to Wifi. Spatial streams, SNR, base noise, building material etc. But making blanket statements that wifi is bad is not true. An 6E environment with actual coverage will do amazing speeds if the target device has enough streams to support the throughput. Your phone, your laptop, etc are usually the limiting factors, not the wireless environment itself...
@chrishalle1982
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree first buy a backup!
@aranelchan
Жыл бұрын
"For most people, RAM is not super Crucial" I see what you did there 😂
@chuckphillips856
11 ай бұрын
Spare RAM also acts as a read-only cache that is even faster than NVMe. Synology diskstations run Linux and that is the way the Linux buffer cache works. Bonus: RAM doesn’t fail after N writes like NVMe and SSD drives do. An NVMe drive that gets written to a lot could die an early death.
@8AndersonN
10 ай бұрын
I had a question about this. Was wondering why i never see my ram use shoot up if it's getting used in this way?
@neoturfmasterMVS
7 ай бұрын
The first thing to buy after getting a Synolog NAS is atleast one 3.5" hard drive. Without that your NAS only functions as a paper weight.
@Emulives
Жыл бұрын
- EXTERNAL DRIVE - CHECK (that I have before buy the Nas, I used on my old server .always have two external that I change every week) -RUN WIRED ETHERNET -CHECK -I HAVE THE DS1522 TOO WITH 8G SÓ MEMORY UPGRADE - CHECK -SMART UPS - CHECK I don't plan to upgrade the other stuff for now at least.
@ronodell2896
5 ай бұрын
Bruh, it’s hard to take you seriously when you don’t even have any LED lights behind you💁🏼
@nsanerydah
Жыл бұрын
So even if I am using a 1522+ as a remote offsite backup, for my 1821+ (at home), its best to have a single disk usb attached for more redundancy? Appreciate all of your networking videos and Synology videos. Keep up the great work. Congrats on quitting your job and becoming a consultant!!
@andrejkrieger4617
4 ай бұрын
Great and very important important video for newbies like me!!! Thanks a lot You recommend a lot for virtual machines. What about huge Lightroom libraries wir over 100k pictures with 100mb RAW files? What upgrade of the last three make most sense and what does not/ or does not have that big impact to the performance
@SpaceRexWill
4 ай бұрын
Will not do much! LR reads sequentially, so SSD cache does not help much
@mrleiva
Жыл бұрын
I love that t-rex mate 😂👍🏼
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! A coworker gave it to me my last day at my old job
@MatteoFerroni
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for your very easy to understand videos. Since I got a Synology NAS (actually even before I got it) your channel is my go to before making any decision about the topic.
@RealKeytones
Жыл бұрын
I just bought a Lenovo thinkserver rd640 and slapped in 4tb drives in all 6 sleds and two cache ssd in the first two. Man this is fun lol
@chazfaz3595
Жыл бұрын
Besides your good tip on using a UPS when enabling read/write caching, note that Synology's requirement for read/write fault tolerance is to use 2 NVMe drives. Here's their message: "A read-write cache requires at least two SSDs for fault tolerance. In this mode, data are written to the SSDs first to accelerate the data access speed and improve the random read/write performance."
@Canadian_Living_in_Mexico
Жыл бұрын
An alternate to running a wire down from your balcony: Use a Powerline Adapter. A powerline adaptor connects your computer to the internet by using your home's electrical wiring. I have been using it for years without issues.
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
My problem is my workflow needs at least 2.5 GbE, and dropped frames from interference sucks!
@chrisplummer1360
10 ай бұрын
A little late but instead of using powerline, research moca adapters. They run the traffic over the coaxial cable. Much faster
@KaceyGreen
Жыл бұрын
Item one, I did that for years but now I backup to another NAS because there are no external drives big enough
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
Its absolutely the place to start! I still have one for my really important stuff, even though its backed up to my ZFS build
@KaceyGreen
Жыл бұрын
@@SpaceRexWill Similar I've got the critical life is over side gig shuts down stuff on backblaze and some of those items are on Microsoft and others' clouds too Item 2 hard-wired is a life changer for work and play except when roaming about the house, but I'd even put a patch cable near the couch if you can work there. Item 3 10 gig makes it so you can work directly from the NAS even if video editing at a few 4k streams of HVEC
@KaceyGreen
Жыл бұрын
Item 4 I've got a pair of 1TB read-write but this tip would have saved me money especially the way my family and I use the main NAS, I didn't even put any in the backup NAS, the 718+ is all-flash though since it's docker containers and VMs
@KaceyGreen
Жыл бұрын
UPS critical for a NAS and very good for any desktop, saved me a few times. Item 6, I upgraded everything since all my units shipped with low RAM and they all run at least one container, the main is Maxed, the 718 is maxed too, but the backup just got the module left over from the main
@jamesbennettackland
Жыл бұрын
@spacerexwill what is your opinion on getting an expansion unit for my DS1621xs+? The expansion unit port is eSATA unlike the RS models where they’ve a proprietary high speed connector. I use VMs and Surv Station with 4 x 4K cams atm with maybe 2 more being added so it might have a mix of HDD and SSD.
@chrisskinner6912
Ай бұрын
Hi Will. How important would you say a UPS is for a first time home user? I have very limited budget at the moment, and have just purchased a DS923+. No back up solution yet. Some people recommend I get a UPS, but I've only had one power cut in 9 years living in this house. How likely is data loss/corruption from a power cut? Many thanks.
@normanrobson9957
10 ай бұрын
I’m still learning so I have many questions. I’m not sure if I have understood the 10Gbe upgrade to the DS 923+ comspletely. My Mac Studio is fitted with a 10Gbe connection if I upgrade my DS 923+ with the 10Gbe upgrade, can I connect with my Mac studio with a cable to have 10 Gbe between my Mac Studio my DS 923+?
@yomper88
7 ай бұрын
Very helpful! I've got a 1522+ on order, my first Synology NAS. I'm upgrading from an old tower running UnRAID Server. Two questions: 1) Do any m.2 NVME SSDs work other than Synology's own? They're the only ones listed on the HCL. 2) What's the best way to transfer files from my old UnRAID server to the NAS? Map a drive to the server in DSM? I want to keep my laptop out of the transfer process, as it's on wifi.
@BrianDickens4
Жыл бұрын
I have a DS1522+ and actually went with the 10 gigabit upgrade and a RAM upgrade (Kingston RAM I could get quite cheaply so I went for it, no way I'm buying Synology RAM which is ridiculously expensive). Of course, I also have a UPS although power outages in the Netherlands are extremely rare. There's one thing I'm still thinking about, NVMe SSD caching. I don't think it would benefit me. I'm using my NAS for media storage and playback (no transcoding needed over here), the NAS is running SABnzbd, Radarr and Sonarr as docker images. As I'm the only user NVMe caching would be useless, am I right? The Synology SSD Advisor recommends a small cache SSD but as I said, I doubt if I'd really see any true benefits.
@keesverhagen9227
Жыл бұрын
Hoi Brian. Ik heb net een 1522 besteld met twee Exos 18 Tb disks. Krijg het morgen binnen. Zou ik je eventueel kunnen benaderen mocht ik voor het eerste opzetten een vraag hebben ? Zodat ik eventueel niet totaal fout begin met later alle gevolgen van dien. Eigenlijk weet ik niet eens welke raid ik moet kiezen.😂 En om eerlijk te zijn klinkt wat je van Usenet vertelde wel erg cool. Wist niet dat dit mogelijk is.
@cyberflow3391
5 ай бұрын
Thx for the video
@haasandreas
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MaxxPainII
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video
@warperone
7 ай бұрын
great videos
@j.r._7416
Жыл бұрын
Any chances we can see how you setup and implement MariaDB in your homelab??
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
Planning on doing one! I added a write up last night going over how to setup backups for a database here: www.spacerex.co/how-to-automatically-backup-a-mysql-or-mariadb-server-with-mysqldump/
@j.r._7416
Жыл бұрын
@@SpaceRexWill Awesome! Thanks for the info.
@TripleJAu
Жыл бұрын
Have or could you do a similar video for qnap users... Please and thanks
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
This should be still applicable!
@mr.tricorder4263
10 ай бұрын
Why do I keep thinking of Dirk Diggler, er, Mark Walberg when I watch your videos? :D. No offense, you make good content anyway :)
@solidwire
Жыл бұрын
As a renovation contractor I have yet to see a home with CAT 6 already installed. $8/ 10 million home, built after 2017 has CAT 5e.
@marquessouzamarques
Жыл бұрын
hi from Brazil
@mimevi
Жыл бұрын
First of all, congratulations on your channel, it's fantastic and although I'm a computer guy (Z servers), it has allowed me to quickly learn how to use all the features of my synology NAS server, thanks a lot @SpaceRexWill A silly question, for a similar price and terabytes, would you choose a 2.5 or 3.5 external HDD?
@boredview
Жыл бұрын
Sad that they dont have an SFP+ option for 10G
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
They do, just not for their smaller units. I really wish they would have one for the 4/5 bay units, instead of just the rJ45 version
@Solamar1
9 ай бұрын
How do you set up auto shutdown of a Synology NAS from a UPS? Is there an app to install? I have a DS218+ and a APC UPS 1350VA BR1350MS.
@rtorcato
Жыл бұрын
for ethernet in an old home invest in a moCa adapter. Coax to ethernet adapter.
@RussFryman
7 ай бұрын
Nice content
@yvanrouxel
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing all those tips. Your channel is really great. Looking at your videos there is one answer I can’t find. In buying a NAS what is the benefit of having 10 or 8 drives or 6 over a 4 bays NAS?
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
Really the benifit comes down to two things: 1) more drives more space 2) more drives (esp hdd) means more sequential speed!
@yvanrouxel
Жыл бұрын
@@SpaceRexWill Great. You rock! So fast. I had this in mind but nice to have the confirmation. Many thanks 🙏
@pedroleitao1937
6 ай бұрын
I recently bought a Synology DS223 with just one 4TB Ironwolf HDD. I did not bought a 4-bay, first because it’s a bit out of my budget, but also because I don’t have that much data (I currently “only” have 400GB of photos. The thing is I’m not saving my data with redundancy. So, I probably should buy a second HDD. My question is: as one of the disks storage will basically be lost, is it possible to add for example an 8TB (with the exact same characteristics except the capacity), or should I buy a second 4TB model to be the exact same as the first one? Note that that it is for home use only, and the only thing I might share would be photos with family. Thanks for your help.
@Amapesas
4 ай бұрын
What upgrade would you recommend for a 2015 Synology DS1815+ apart from the drives?
@thientrieu91291
Жыл бұрын
Hey, So I'm running a DS220+ with 2 4TB drives mirroring for redundancy and I realized I'm running out of storage. Would you recommend swapping the drives for bigger drives? Or switch the raid so I have 8TB, and buy the external hard drive to back up? Appreciate all you do man, love your channel since I got my NAS.
@ri09hockey
Жыл бұрын
I love your videos! They are helping me understand and research a NAS before buying. I do video editing for my son's hockey team. My son wants to start also editing video's also. Would putting the files on a NAS be the correct course of action? We would not be accessing the files at the same time. Thanks
@robertweintraub5418
Жыл бұрын
Hey, I’m thinking of getting a NAS to back up our iPhones and computers. Question, can my son remotely backup his MacBook Pro while at College to a NAS at our home? Also, can he backup his iPhone as well? Thanks and love the videos!
@paulengle5784
10 ай бұрын
So, if your computer is connected to your NAS via Ethernet, does that mean you’ll be restricted to using WiFi to connect to your router? I think my motherboard only has a single 2.5 gbps port.
@prrsnikety
7 ай бұрын
Do dedicated gaming servers require upgraded ram if they are ran in a dockers? I would like to have multiple dedicated servers up for my friends to join at any time. I was thinking to upgrade the ram.
@cameronmclellan6659
Жыл бұрын
Clearly I’m missing something here. Why the need for the external backup hard drive when I will have a Raid 5 set up on the DS423+. Thanks
@VinceM797
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. I'm a home user and just looking for the fastest photo experience possible on the 1522+ (upgrading from an old DSplay - which can buffer as it only has 1 gig of ram). Would the addition of the M2 Nve read cache help with that or is the 8 gig of ram enough. Most of the use is photo/video across 5-10 family users (basically their cell phone backup and other content). Thanks!
@CustomCraftedDesigns
6 ай бұрын
Hi, Are there 3rd party nvme and ram that you recommend rather than synology brand?
@Pens4Life85
6 ай бұрын
An external HDD to "backup" a NAS? I must be confused WTF a NAS is exactly. I mean, if I do a 6-bay NAS and do three pairs of RAID setup.....isn't that exactly what backing up data is?
@m6071
6 ай бұрын
When changing hardware (drives, ram, configuration, etc) it makes sense to have a "cold" storage copy of your array. I have 18 TB plex library, sourced over 10 years all Bluray or better quality, from sources online that haven't existed in years plus all family photos, financial documents etc. I have it copied twice to different not in use drives one off site, one in a firesafe. That's what he is saying. Your NAS is what you draw from and use everyday. Every once in a while I refresh a back up of the array or before I do a major change. Its just extra security again data loss, fire etc. You could possibly damage the array during changes or if it has been running non stop without a restart for years, chances are the drives won't turn back on after turning off (I have had raid 10 arrays with 5 hot spares die after applying updates requiring reboots after running 24/7 for years before it can rebuild itself) it just depends on what your personal risk tolerance is.
@Pens4Life85
6 ай бұрын
@@m6071 I'm new to this NAS game, still researching all the terms and options and such. Doesn't RAID1 mirror? I mean, a pair of 16TB drives setup in RAID1 is basically a backup, no? I must be missing something. They mirror each other. Otherwise this sounds like you need a NAS for your NAS. Where does it end?
@steinachu1
8 ай бұрын
I'm looking into 100TB sinology but for next generation sequencing data, I assume for backup I would need a second 100TB sinology drive? Can you have the backup within the same unit, for example if I had a 12 bay model?
@luisfaustino
Жыл бұрын
Good videos @spacerex , keep’em coming! Any good video on explaining how to upgrade storage in future..? Eg, I get a ds923+ for example, stock 4x 8GB for example.. when I am close to reach the 8GB storage limit how does it work to get bigger drives (as they would be cheaper in future one hopes), I could then upgrade to say.. 16TB’s. Thanks in advance!
@SpaceRexWill
Жыл бұрын
I would instead buy 2x 16 TB drives today. Then as you need space put in more drives! Much easier and more cost effective as you don’t throw out the old drives!
@luisfaustino
Жыл бұрын
@@SpaceRexWill brilliant. I meant to ask that as part of the question so good to hear that’s a perfectly viable option. Have a good day, thanks for the reply.
@RAG0407
Жыл бұрын
With respect to your first upgrade. Wouldnt an encrypted cloud service be better than external hard drive.
@Hike_and_Yap
Жыл бұрын
why would you ever store data in the cloud
@normanrobson9957
10 ай бұрын
Can I upgrade my Synology DS 923+ med M2 Samsung 980 pro ssd’s with and without heat sinks to use for caching?
@james263
Жыл бұрын
As a NAS noob, I have been watching a lot of videos trying to figure out if a NAS is what I need. I do a lot of photo editing in Lightroom and have a lot of music stored on drives that I never listen to because I currently need to plug an external drive into my laptop and then plug the laptop into my hifi and it is just a hassle and ties me to being in one place in the house. I love the idea of being of being able to access and play music and edit photos stored on the NAS without having to plug anything into my laptop - is this realistic with a NAS? Listening to you talk about needing to plug in an ethernet cable to overcome wifi issues makes me doubt that the system would really be any different to having an HDD or am I missing something? I am worried that I may end up spending a small fortune just to have the same problem that I was trying to overcome in the first place. Any advice would be appreciated. And thanks for creating all these informative videos.
@ultraret
Жыл бұрын
The way I set it up is a have docking station in my main monitor so when I do have a high priority workloads it's all wired with that 2.5 gig ethernet. When I need to roam around or have less business critical apps (KZitem & shit or plex & cook lol) then I can go unplug laptop and go wireless even if it would be slower it's convenient so you get the best of both
@CentraloTagoKiwi
29 күн бұрын
i have a 923 plus with 4 x 4tb in raid 5. can i add a stick drive in the bottom, just for extra storage, separate from the raid
@cyberagent009
Жыл бұрын
Hi Neal, could you share details about compatible 3rd party RAM and m.2 NVME disk for read / write caching. Synology parts are way too expensive. I'm have a DS923+ Synology nas.
@jonicolton
Жыл бұрын
thx 🤟🏼
@unambiguous
Жыл бұрын
It seems I can't buy CP1500AVRLCD3 in my area. However they sell CP1500PFCLCD. What is the major difference between these two models?
@SamJeela
Жыл бұрын
I want to build a 100TB SSD or NVMe NAS and I want to clone/ sync/ and merge them across multiple different time zones to protect again fire hazards, please reach out
@charlesnokes4801
11 ай бұрын
How will the NVMe SSD upgrade affect Synology Photos? Will it help with that in any way?
@djplong
Жыл бұрын
I wish I had known about the compatibility list on the M.2 NvME SSDs. I bought a pair of drives - good Samsung ones - and DSM refuses to recognize them for anything. Ok, it identifies them, and says they're not compatible (and I'm running DSM 7.2-64570 Update 3 on my 1522+)
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