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The decision really comes down to hardware transcoding. The Plex package on a Synology NAS does not support hardware transcoding, which means if you’re streaming media that needs to be transcoded (different format, lower quality for bandwidth, etc.), the CPU has to do all of the work. On most Plus series devices, that’s fine for one or two streams. Beyond that, you’ll start to see buffering or quality drops. Docker is the only way to get hardware transcoding working on a Synology NAS, and it only works on devices with an Intel CPU that supports QuickSync. Any Ryzen-based Synology will not supp
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The Synology DiskStation DS925+ network-attached storage (NAS) server, first available in the US on June 4, 2025, is more than just an intended incremental upgrade to the previous DS923+ . It has…
I’ve used Synology NAS devices for over seven years, across models including the DS1019+, DS1821+, and DS923+. One of the most common places people get stuck early on is simply finding…
I’ve been running Plex on a Synology NAS for years, and the question I get asked most often is whether to use the Plex package from the Package Center or run…
This tutorial will show you how to set up Synology Drive (Client and Server) on a Synology NAS. I’m writing about how to set up Synology Drive because it’s my…
Hey guys, I've recently been back into the self-hosted hobby, and interested in setting up a TrueNAS VM for personal and family data. Ive got an Unraid setup for my linux iso's, but for my personal data I want something …
Trying to land on a NAS and torn between three options: • Synology DS425+ • Ubiquiti UNAS Pro • DIY Unraid build No matter how I spec the Unraid box, once I add the perpetual license it clears 1500 EUR. And that’s still …
Bottom: Legrand UPS Devices: legacy raspberry pi in a custom shelf, 2 dell mini pcs for proxmox, Synology Nas as movie shelter, 24 port switch and a patch panel to each room of the house. Each cable colour is a different…
I finally got around to getting all the equipment out of my attic and into my office for the most part. Some of the kit is 3d printed while the rest was ordered on Amazon.com. The Dell PC is my Proxmox host for HAOS. The…
Today we are going to look at the Synology NAS setup process on DSM 7! This will be a long tutorial that will have many different components in it, but I’ll…
If you have a Synology NAS server, you probably already know that there are many things you can do with it besides hosting backups and shared folders. One of those is building…
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…Related I've stopped recommending Synology to friends, and here's what I tell them to use instead There are plenty of other options for NAS enthusiasts besides Synology OpenMediaVault works on…
Today we are going to look at some of the best practices on how to secure a Synology NAS. The majority of NAS security needs to be done preventatively to easily recover…
Today we are going to look at how to set up Nginx Proxy Manager on a Synology NAS. If you’re exposing any services on your network, using a reverse proxy is…
