Synology DSM
Home entertainment and media is hobby of mine. I’ve done lots of research on many NAS systems such as Thecus, Iomega, QNAP amongs many more. Of the many NAS’s out there I decided to go with the Synology. My first Synology was the Synology DS412+. This was a great NAS and still is however due to my needs of streaming media I opted to upgrade to a Synology DS415+. More CPU, more ram, simply more horsepower than it’s predecessor. My main requirements in a NAS is:
1. Plex Media Server (To be able to run plex in good quality)
2. Lots of storage to centrally backup computers and house data such as (Movies, Music, Pictures, etc)
3. Linux Operating system and ability for modification
4. Ability to stream music, have a surveillance system, serve photos, and any other benefits was a plus!
5. Proxy Server
Out of the box there are a few things to get my system going. Setup the RAID type, I used Raid 5 for more space as I am not going for too much performance I/O wise, rather just want space for all my media and backups. I use my Synology as a central source for all my backups and my media server. I setup 1 IP camera using a Foscam wifi camera where I mounted downstairs. The camera is setup to record based on time, usually the times where I am not home. As you can see this is not just a storage system. It’s a security server, media server, backup server, proxy server, etc. If anyone is looking for a great NAS, I would highly recommend Synology as it is extremely user friendly and so many packages, both third party and onboard.
Other uses with this NAS I think is handy:
1. IT ticketing system
2. DNS Server
3. WordPress Server
4. Cloudstation (Just like dropbox. Only you host it and you got tons of space)
5. Apple time backup server
6. Audio Server (Stream audio straight from your NAS using audiostation!)
7. Docker
8. Mediawiki
9. Sabnzbd, Couch Potato, Sickbeard
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