synology

Hi all, looking to buy an 8 bay NAS primarily to be used as a media server to Hardware player (Zapitti) so transcoding not essaential and back up of some important folders. Probably looking at one of the Synologys because of SHR, my question is about Hard drives as i'll be migrating things over...

Hi, as the title suggests I'm having a weird issue with my LG C1 tv. Whenever I'm moving through my media collection folders on my Synology 220J nas drive I'm getting random long wait times between folders and I mean sometimes 1-2 minutes long wait times. I used this NAS with several other...

Hi guys I have far too many servers and NAS devices sitting around unused at home currently and want to free up some space. To start the purge, I am selling the following - 1. Synology DS1817 10Gbe 8 bay NAS. Perfect working order, 4 network ports including 2x 10Gbe ports. The unit comes with...

greetings, I have yet to figure out how best to access a large 12tb NAS and my BeoLab. 5 speakers. The. B+O Moment is a useless product and expensive, never could get it to work. Is there a better simpler alternative to use the wonderful Beo 5 speakers and large NAS? I am looking for an...

I have a Synology NAS drive and use a Raspberry Pi (And Firestick) to connect to it using SAMBA. But I have also enabled DNLA so I can view it from my iPad (Using an app called OPlayer). I just got an LG C1 OLED and was surprised that it found my Vodafone Routers DNLA drive which I didn't even...

So just looking to see if anyone has tackled this issue yet, on a previous Synology (918+) I have a VPN server running and when I upgraded to the 1821+ the settings didn't come across. fast forward a year later and thought i should get round to this. I followed the notes I have made and can't...

My current setup: WD MY CLOUD MIRRIR Old PC running Serviio 1TB USB External Hard drive I stopped using the WD for Streaming as I hated the rubbish streaming software so its just used to backup documents and disk images I use the PC for streaming and use Serviio which I like. The Movies...

Hi guys, the following issue drives me crazy, I am just unable to find the solution... Setup: Dune Realbox 4k Synology DS116j NAS Synology DS920+ NAS My older NAS is the DS116j which I used for storing media files only and has been working perfectly with my Dune Realbox 4k. I can access my...

Hi all, Looking for a bit of advice on a home setup with a Synology DS220+ I’ve just purchased. I’ve stuck 2x 4tb WD RED plus drives into it, and also bought a third one that I’m going to use to replace my old Seagate barracuda 2tb secondary HDD in my home pc. In terms of planned usage, would...

Hi, have used Plex for a number of years, even have a Lifetime Plex Pass. Used to host all media on a Windows 7 share. Plex clients on my two LG and 1 Sony TVs worked flawlessly. I have now moved over to a Synology DS920+ for general share and media. On the 920+ I installed Plex manually...

I have a Synology DS1515+ with extra 8GB ram. I have just bought this NAS drive (2nd hand) it all seems in great working order. I`ve upgraded from a 4TB WDMCLOUD Nas which was a bit easier to work how to work and get the best out of it. On the Synology Nas I`ve installed a 3TB drive and I`ve...

I have had my 116 for about 4 years and has been good as gold with a 4tb WD Red installed. Use is solely for back up of photos and video streaming (via Plex) to multiple TVs plus CCTV (4 cameras) as a NVR - all routed through a 16 port switch via 1 gb Ethernet around the house have been...

[edited - I had the wrong model number!] I have had my 4 bay Synology DS410j NAS for years. I just use it for music, video etc. Nevertheless, there's the best part of 8TB of data on there. I have 4 x 4tb disks on there. One of the disks failed last week and I replaced it. The whole process...

End Goal - Be able to mount (Permanently on Mac finder sidebar, using Go > Connect To Server > DDNS (my Synology) with the aim to be able to always have it mounted in my finder, regardless whether I am on LAN or outside the home network, being able to access files, upload and download etc. I am...

I'm approaching the point where I'll need to switch out 2 of my drives for larger capacity models on my Synology DS418. I really 'just' use it as a local storage pool for 4k video files around the house (no transcoding) so my needs aren't great apart from ever expanding storage size. Ive also...

My home theater setup includes a Panasonic TX58-EXW TV, a Yamaha RX-V685 AV receiver and a Sony UBP-X800M2 disc player. All three of them claim to be capable of rendering content (audio, pictures & video) from a network server, in my case, a Synology NAS. Can anyone give me some advice on...

Can you take an existing Synology array SHR from one old device to a new one just by transferring the drives? Anyone done this?

Hi folks, I have had the DS2415+ since 2016. It recently refused to boot after a restart - flashing blue power light and all HDD lights a solid amber. It seems to bet he dreaded Atom bug. As it was out of warranty, Synology didn't care. They wouldn't even repair it if I paid. Piss poor really...

I am looking to purchase an MDAC plus and cd transport to add to my HIFI. The plan is to also use the DAC to connect to my nas via the usb port on the NAS and DAC to be able to play stored music (flac files) I believe this is possible on DSM 6.2 synology OS but will it work on the latest DSM 7...

Hi, TV - LG - 55NANO816NA It used to be that I could see my NAS as a possible input when I pressed the input selector. Now it's AWOL. I found some page where it lists all the inputs and I can pick "Media server" but it says none found. This worked a few months ago. I'm guessing an update has...