👍good video. As a 3 year synology user. I have to stress this as much as possible. DISABLE THE ADMIN & GUEST USERS IMMEDIATELY upon setup. Create your own user account and give it admin privilege's. Synology's and other NAS systems are frequently targeted by hackers. The default attacks are most always via the ADMIN user account and the GUEST user account.
I agree, after reviewing many videos that skipped parts of the setup, your video was perfect. I am setting up my first Synology device and now feel confident to setup future devices. Thanks.
@@TomtheDilettante I've just revisited this video 4 months later after buying my own DS220+ with 2x 8TB Seagate Ironwolf drives. The whole process is still identical to how you went through it, and I'm all set up and ready to go! Admittedly though, I forgot that with a 2-drive setup, you only get half of the storage you purchase because of the SHR protecting you, but still, I can always expand further down the line if needs be - in about 3 years I've used less than 3TB internally on my PC, so I'll be good. Thanks again for the awesome video!
This was a pleasant change from the 40 minutes or longer videos that get me more confused the longer they run. As a new Synology user this was very helpful! Thanks Tom!
Hi just bought this set up (fewer hard drives) and was wondering how to get it going. Your video is the clearest, fastest most straight-forward "how to" for this NAS that I have seen -I scrapped all the other more technical approaches -followed this video and I am up and running without issue. Amazing -your 10:28 said it all and said it best THANK YOUI! Mark! 👍👍
WOW!! I love your voice, pacing, and constant reassurance you aren't a tech wizz. I bought my NAS in May 2021 and was so overwhelmed by the prospect of setting it up I had put it off for TWO YEARS. I'm just now doing it TODAY, under your guidance. Thank you so much! The only issue I ran into is I thought I needed to log into the NAS as if it were a new wifi network - when all you have to do is open File Explorer and click network, then it's in there. User error on my part. Thank you for empowering me to do this. My ex-husband was the tech guy, but now I know I can do it too!
Tom- This is a perfect, quick setup video to get things started. Your description of the various RAID options was a nice summary of how to go. Got my files going to the NAS. Now time to learn about all its other features. Now to go learn more about the Thank-you!
This is my first time setting up a NAS, so I don't know the frustrations that come with it. I guess I'll never find out because this video is excellent and very straight to the point!
Tom, Thanks for the great content. I have chosen a Synology NAS to store files and documents. Your video provided some helpful hints on getting it up and running. I've been watching your channel for some time and I always look forward to the next one. Thanks again!
Thanks @michaelkahut! Sorry I've been inactive recently. Lots of stuff going on but I'm still here and aspire to keep making content. Just gotta get my sh** together enough to do so :). Your kind words are super encouraging and motivating so thank you!
Dude you have a fantastic voice and your content was very focused. Love the video and you have motivated me to purchase the same equipment, and work on my speaking ability.
I have to say… “That’s the best non-commercial (commercial) I’ve seen”. Great job, and I’ll definitely be checking them out. My hard drive strategy has been watching for deals at Best Buy, get a new drive / rinse repeat. I’m the one in my family that’s been shooting video the longest (1983) & have amassed my share of Terabytes!
ha! Thanks! Sounds like you're in the same boat I was. So far I'm happy with this storage solution. The next test will be when I need to expand storage. Hopefully this thing is just as easy to migrate from a 2-bay to a 4-bay NAS as it was to set up initially.
There are several ways to upscale with Synology. The simplest, is to buy a unit with more bays than you initially need then add drives as your storage needs grows. Some models support the addition of expansion bays, the 220+ does not. Your only option will be to migrate to a bigger unit. Synology Migration Assistant provides an easy way to do this. However, with a 4-bay and larger storage capacity, you may want to consider rebuilding your storage pools and volumes. If so, you won't want configuration migrated, only the data. Lots to think about when the time comes.
Synology NAS are the best and their tech support is always there. I run a DS920+ with 40tb. Am hosting 5 PCs and about 10 cell phones, "all friends. Have also transferred all of my DVD movies.
Looking into getting a NAS, this one in particular. Great video and easy to follow. I've seen videos where you tubers state they put apps on their NAS like Docker, Scrypted and HoneBridge. Can that be done with this NAS?
Tom, great video...about to hook mine up ...somewhat anxious about the process, but we'll get it done...did you ever do a follow-up video on this unit? Curious to know how it's working for you today???
Thanks for the advertisement. I bought a 2 drive NAS from Synology about 4 years ago for the purpose of redundancy. Raid 0 was probably the only sweet-spot. I tried to get a few friends to collaborate the important off-site storage. However, the cost to play was too high and we never went any further. Since then, I’ve realized that it is only the really irreplaceable data that we need to save. Movies and stuff are not important since I can just torrent them again anyway. The true failure of say a, ‘Carrington event’ I am covered by 2 HDDs in a grounded- Faraday cage. I should still print-out the really important data on acid-free paper in case there is no such thing as power anymore. The truly hardcore preserve the XOWA project (Wikipedia) on paper but a digital copy is not so obscene anymore.
Hi Tom - thanks for the video - I’ve moved from a WD mycloud to the DS220+ but I have to confess it’s been somewhat difficult to get everything working as well as it did when the mycloud was working - can you suggest any good links for helping a slow learner like myself to figure out the DS220+ and get the most out of it? Thanks!!!
4:32 "first we need to" sounds great...I think I am in the 10th reset try ....it doesnt ask me anything....it looks so easy in this video...unfortunately I see everything complecety diffrenent....like how do I get to 4:32?
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That's awesome!! I've yet to try to hit the ISS repeater. I hear it can get pretty congested when it flies overhead.. Someday. It's on my "cool things to try" list :)
I think it depends on the size of the drives used. Check out this article where (if I'm reading it right) it states that traditional RAID storage is only as useful as the smallest drive used; whereas SHR RAID (like I used in this video), you can use drives of different sizes. kb.synology.com/en-us/DSM/tutorial/What_is_Synology_Hybrid_RAID_SHR#:~:text=Details-,What%20is%20SHR%3F,easier%20than%20classic%20RAID%20systems.
The DS220 was recommended by WireCutter on The NY Times. I just received mine along with two 8-TB drives. I think I only have about 4 TB of data but if I add in the mobile phone pictures and videos? Hopefully data transfer is easy.
Do you have working knowledge whether or not an itunes library (and all associated mp3's) be stored on a NAS to be accessed and edited by any laptop/desktop connected to the network?
FWIW, I ended up buying the NAS, and it works well for Itunes. The all the MP3's and library lives on the NAS, and can be opened by itunes on any of the four win10 machines around the house. Each machine even has multiple users (for multiple family members), and everyone can now more reliably access the music.
Great review. For a 2 drive system, there is nothing to be added. When mentioning more than 2 drives, you missed the topic of redundancy. This comes down to how important your data is. How many drives do you want to have failed and still have all your data? Remember that when all these drives fail, if you have one more fail, you lose all your data. I personally organize my pools with 5 drives, two of which are redundant. This gives me time to order a new drive when one fails. Of course, you can have a cold standby drive next to your NAS.
@@seanpaul7069 It runs virtual computers in containers. An example is Pi-Hole which is an operating system for Raspberry Pi mini computers that allows you to block ads via DNS. It takes a little bit of work but the results are great.
So im a little confused.. Can someone help me with figuring out SHR vs RAID 1. I have a 2 bay ds220+. I did what this video did. SHR and selected both drives. So.. originally i wanted one drive to mirror the other. Direct backup. But everyone is saying SHR is the way to go! And being a beginner. Both my drives are 10TB. Is SHR beneficial for me still? I plan to use 10TB for storing data and accessing and maybe some areas for backing up the computer. BUT..What happens to the OTHER 10TB drive i have? is it being used for anything?
I'm not an expert, but I suggest checking out the Synology RAID calculator on their site (www.synology.com/en-us/support/RAID_calculator?hdds=10%20TB|10%20TB). According to it, with two drives, SHR and RAID 1 are essentially the same insofar as space used for protection vs usable storage. The difference between the two starts to become more clear when using 3 or more drives. Hope that helps a bit.
Anyone here which they bought the 920+ instead of the 220+ in hindsight? I know I sure do. Love the 220+ and haven’t even maxed it out yet performance wise but I know it’s right around the corner
