Jellyfin on a Synology NAS – An EASY Installation Guide The benefits of using a Synology NAS to enjoy your decades of collected multimedia on all of your network client devices (Smart TV, Phones, Tablets, Console, etc) are all pretty well established. Alongside not having to pay the monthly/annual media subscription services of the likes […]
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EASY WAY to Install Jellyin on a Synology NAS – 2023
Jellyfin on a Synology NAS – An EASY Installation Guide The benefits of using a Synology NAS to enjoy your decades of collected multimedia on all of your network client devices (Smart TV, Phones, Tablets, Console, etc) are all pretty well established. Alongside not having to pay the monthly/annual media subscription services of the likes […]
Synology DS3617XSII, DS2419+II and DX1215II NAS Drive Uncovered
New Synology DS3617xsII, DS2419+II and DX1215II NAS Hardware Listed Synology has been in the process of releasing numerous pieces of enterprise solutions in the first half of 2021 (almost exclusively in their rackstation series) and a fair few people have been wondering if/when the Diskstation series will be seeing any new hardware releases before the […]
Synology DSM 7 vs TrueNAS Core – Design, GUI and Customization
Synology DSM vs TrueNAS Part 1 – The GUI, Software Design and Customization Choosing between these two incredibly popular platforms for secure storage, accessing and sharing your data is not easy! With Synology and DSM, you have a premium hardware+software platform that easily emulates entire operating system levels of features, with an incredibly user-friendly design, […]
Synology DSM 7 vs TrueNAS Core – Security, Apps, Add ons and the Conclusion
Synology DSM vs TrueNAS – Security, Apps and the Verdict This is the 3rd and final part of my full comparison of Synology NAS DSM 7 and TrueNAS Core 12. If you missed the earlier chapters/parts, you can find them in the links below: Part I of the TrueNAS vs Synology DSM Guide is HERE […]
Synology DSM 7 vs TrueNAS Core – Storage Management, Access & Sharing
Synology DSM vs TrueNAS Part 2 – Storage and File & Folder Management This is the 2nd part of my full comparison of Synology NAS DSM 7 and TrueNAS Core 12. If you missed the earlier chapters/parts, you can find them in the links below: Part I of the TrueNAS vs Synology DSM Guide is […]
Synology DSM vs TrueNAS – Which is Best?
Synology DSM 7 vs TrueNAS Core – Software Comparison Choosing between these two incredibly popular platforms for secure storage, accessing and sharing your data is not easy! With Synology and DSM, you have a premium hardware+software platform that easily emulates entire operating system levels of features, with an incredibly user-friendly design, initiative controls and a […]
How to Install Plex on a Synology NAS with DSM 7
A Guide to Installing Plex Media Server on your Synology NAS with the DSM 7 If you have been looking at buying a NAS drive for Plex to use as your own private Netflix, then there is a very good chance that you have heard the name ‘Synology’. They are the brand that produces some […]
How to Install Plex on a Synology NAS with DSM 7
A Guide to Installing Plex Media Server on your Synology NAS with the DSM 7 If you have been looking at buying a NAS drive for Plex to use as your own private Netflix, then there is a very good chance that you have heard the name ‘Synology’. They are the brand that produces some […]
Synology DS1520+ NAS Hardware Review
Synology DS1520+ NAS Review – Does It Deserve Your Data? Of all the brands that you can choose in network-attached storage, few have managed to crack both the home and business market with the same design and apple-like finesse of Synology. It happens in all areas of technology, a new kind of thing arrives and […]
Synology DSM 7 is RELEASED! 5 Reasons You Should Upgrade Your NAS
Synology DSM 7.0 Now Available – 7 Reasons to Upgrade from DSM 6.2 As many of you might well have heard, after several long years of waiting, Synology DSM 7.0 (the NAS software, GUI and storage services platform from the brand) has finally been officially released. It’s been a long road and one that I […]
Synology M2D20 NVMe Cache Card Revealed
Synology M2D20 NVMe SSD Card Coming Soon The last month or so has been an absolute landslide of new release information for Synology, generally a frightfully tight-lipped company. From the announcement and release (in Japan at least) of the DS920+, DS720+, DS420+ and DS220+, to the impending arrival of the Synology E10M20-T1 and those Synology […]
How To Install Plex on Synology DSM 7.0
A Guide to Installing Plex Media Server on your Synology NAS with the DSM 7 Beta The New Synology DSM 7 beta has arrived and despite its huge array of new features, there are a few areas where some users who upgraded their existing NAS system from 6.2>7.0 have hit a wall – namely with […]
Synology DSM 7.0 Beta – Early Impressions
DSM 7.0 First Impressions Now that we have all had a chance to download Synology Diskstsiton Manager 7 (DSM 7) to take a look at whether it was worth the wait, many of us have come away pretty impressed. It’s arguably more of a redesign in UI on the face of it (with the bulk […]
Synology Photos VS Photo Station and Moments – ALL the Differences
Synology Photos Upgrade from Moments & Photo Station – Should You Upgrade? When Synology first announced the development of DSM 7 (almost 3 years ago now), one of the biggest changes that was noticed was the move by Synology to consolidate their existing Synology Photo Station and Moments applications into a single, all-purpose tool – […]
The Synology 2021 Live Event – 07-12-20
The Synology NAS 2021 Launch Event – December 7th 2020 There are few annual events on the data storage calendar that have the swish and slick appeal of the annual Synology NAS launch event, comparable to an Apple product launch (though of course at appropriate scale) the yearly event of Synology talking to their audience […]
Synology 2021 – Focus on DSM 7
Synology NAS – What They Have In Store for 2021 Synology made the shift to digital for the annual reveal of their plans for the year to come and it became abundantly clear from the outset that they had users attention – given the fact the page link overloaded for many almost immediately! Synology has […]
Synology DSM 7.0 – How Well Does It Run?
How Well Does Synology DSM 7.0 Run on Different NAS Drives It’s been a long road and we’ve waited close to 3 years since its initial reveal, but the release of the DSM 7 RC, the latest generation of Synology software and services, is here and Synology users new and old are getting ready to […]
How To Install Plex on Synology DSM 7.0
A Guide to Installing Plex Media Server on your Synology NAS with the DSM 7 Beta The New Synology DSM 7 beta has arrived and despite its huge array of new features, there are a few areas where some users who upgraded their existing NAS system from 6.2>7.0 have hit a wall – namely with […]
Synology DS1520+ NAS Drive – Specifications Revealed
Brand New Synology DS1520+ 5-Bay NAS Drive We are starting to hear more and more about the new 2020/2021 series from Synology and this latest news is one that will get the attention of alot of prosumer users. Today I want to talk about the new Synology DS1520+ 5-Bay NAS and why it might well […]