Synology Setup | Initial Setup, Folder Sharing and Static IP

31 thoughts on “Synology Setup | Initial Setup, Folder Sharing and Static IP”

1. How to get a static IP?

2. it is not a fast set up for mac users that do not know netowrking. I am on the brink of returning and sticking to my wired RAID for that reason. Very disappointing. But your video is pretty good. Much better than Synology tutorials.

3. Static IP??? Where did you do this? I just see link aggregation. How on earth do you have Patreon supporters? You don't even have time markers in your videos. amateur stuff. I'll have to search for a better made static IP vid.

4. how do you access to the SMB from windows?

5. Why do you have 2 LAN @15:20 i DONT. What does this mean. You drone on about stuff you are not doing but you neglect to talk about what teh settings are that you enter and why.

6. How would you then configure it to be able to use it from outside your home network?

7. Chris why Arch?

8. What happens if a synology nas fails after the warranty period, how can the data be extracted from the hard drives if they are on raid mode?

9. is there a way to setup the quickconnect if i have a proxy server? i can install the package in the package center which mean i got the internet access but somehow i'm not able to connect using the quickconnect function. anyone got a clue/solution to this?

10. Great video Chris. I would like to know what your backup methodology for the NAS is. Perhaps this could be a future video.

11. Good info

12. I beg of you. Install some type of Mail Server on Synology and show us how you did it. Not mail client (that's easy) but (actually) send & receive your mail from some type of the Synology's mail application. No one has good videos on that. Yeah, install MailPlus Server and REALLY, REALLY use it. I would buy a Synology if I could have it just for that … Here is link …
    https://www.synology.com/en-global/knowledgebase/DSM/tutorial/Collaboration/How_to_set_up_MailPlus_Server_on_your_Synology_NAS

13. I'm surprised you did not get the rack version. Great vid btw.

14. QNAP is just the best 🙂 have a great one , keep smiling

15. I absolutely love how Synology offers their own self-hosted version of cloud services. I switched to Synology Drive when Dropbox set a device limit, and I switched to DS Note when Evernote set a device limit. They have Linux versions of the desktop software, as well as mobile. You can also replicate the whole Google Office suite. I used to have a monster 12 x 3TB FreeNAS build, downsized to a used Syno 416 Play, and now I don't need a NAS at all but I run the Syno off a single SSD just for the services. They are a little pricey but totally worth it.

16. I have a Synology 1512+ and it's worked trouble free for years. I also bought one of the 5 bay expanders which has also been trouble free.

17. Emby > Plex.

18. I have an older one of these, but love it. I actually a few days ago just setup port forwarding so I can remote into my server, its perfect. Also still just as fast outside as it is inside my house.

19. I never install the app (yet another bloat) to find a DHCP enabled device on a private network. Access your (internet) router and find the device in the DHCP lease allocation table. Optional mark that device as an static entry i.e. always assign that device the same IPv4/IPv6 address. Saves one from setting up a local DNS/smb master/whatnot. Only drawback is the dependency on the ISP router and trust. Looking forward for the next setuo i.e. iSCSI.

20. You look tired. Get some sleep. Love your videos. But get some sleep.

21. I'm hyped for the ISCSi video !

22. Hey Chris is it possible to run a Synology virtual application from say proxmox ?

23. Personally I'd rather use a FreeNAS box. Synology has propritary hardware and I've heard they had issues a year or so ago. Guess we'll find out in a year or so. 😉

24. Thank you, Chris. Another video saved for reference.

25. Timing couldn't be better! Only this morning I was starting to look into remote connection of my 2-bay Synology from my Arch machine! Looking forward to the next videos. Can you include remote connection from an outside network options other than Quick Connect?

26. Why would a system admin go from FreeNAS with ZFS to Synology?

    I think this is a downgrade especially if data safety is important to you.

27. Synology uses a proprietary OS, that's why I preferred to use something else (open source), even I never heard of privacy/spying issues, but still, I never trust proprietary software.

28. I bought a DS1010+ back in 2010, put 5 Samsung EcoGreen F4 2TB drives in it and it's STILL running strong today…no HDD errors or anything. It's been used as a home security camera recording station for the last almost 4 years….so, lots of HDD activity. I am SOLD on Synology products! I'm amazed the HDD's have held up for almost 9 years now too! Oh…yeah, I do back it all up too…so if it goes tata's up I'm covered. I'm just waiting for an excuse to upgrade! 🙂 Don't forget you can also add an additional 5 drives with the expansion bay (https://amzn.to/2Z09vSp). What's also nice is the support for Virtualization and extra services such as setting up your own mail server (no more Google snooping!) Love Synology!

29. Do you have root access to this device through ssh?
    It would be nice to be able to install tor and torrent inside it. xD

30. QUESTION: I know this is bassackward compared to what you did today.
    How can I access movies & music stored on a Win7 box on my network? Evidently my google-fu was weak when it came to locating a solution to this problem.
    Admittedly, I'm a total Linux noob. I have 2 old Core2Duo laptops that I've installed Mint on (since Win7 didn't run smoothly given RAM limitations).
    Thanks in advance!

31. Have you ever tried Unraid? I highly recommend it!

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