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For performance, we looked at HDD-only using two 14TB Western Digital (WD141KFGX-68FH9N0) HDDs. However, if you need faster read/write performance, use SATA SSD drives as an alternative. Random read/write performance is significantly improved with SSD, although bandwidth would be capped by the dual 1GbE connectivity. Increasing memory from 2GB to 6GB should also improve overall application performance and multitenancy, and will come in handy if you plan to leverage many of the background Synology apps. In our large-block sequential test, the DS220+ had 223MB/s write, and 231MB/s read in SMB, and 222MB/s write and 231MB/s read in iSCSI, saturating the links to the 2-bay NAS.
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Power Protection: I paired my 920+ with a cyberpower SL 750 VA. I use it only for the NAS and it recognizes it without issues. Estimated run time is 70 mins and it has 12GB of ram and fully populated with 4 TB iron wolves. I have it set to start down safely long before the battery runs low.
backups : if you use this as primary storage for family photos and things you don't want to loose. Then I would look into a cloud back up solution Synology C2, Backblaze B2, or others. At the very least I would set up hyperbackup to an external hard drive via USB. Yes the raid helps to protect against drive failures but if the Nas unit dies or is stolen the back ups will allow to to get your data.
Security: if you access these remotely definitely look up videos on options on how to secure them as best as possible for remote access. There was a recent widespread attack on these if people left default settings in place. Wundertech YouTube channel is a great place to start.
I got this same deal earlier this year and have it set up as my Plex Server. Transcodes 1080p with no issue remotely and Direct Plays everything I have locally, including full untouched 4K rips that are ~80-100 Mbps. So yes, good choice for Plex Server.
Should I have wait for a 4 bay synology to go on sale or a 2 bay is sufficient? Don't have a ton of stuff, just some pictures and documents for now. Might use it for movie streaming in the future. If I'm running out of space with 2 bay, is there a solution for adding additional hard drives?
You're better off using this as 2 bay and buying larger drives.
Should I have wait for a 4 bay synology to go on sale or a 2 bay is sufficient? Don't have a ton of stuff, just some pictures and documents for now. Might use it for movie streaming in the future. If I'm running out of space with 2 bay, is there a solution for adding additional hard drives?
2 is more than enough. You can also connect an external usb 3.0 hard drive to it, to store not important stuff like movies. That's what i did. I have 2x4tb drives for important things and then have 5tb external 2.5" usb hard drive for movies and tv shows.
Woot has Synology 218play, I believe an older model (also 2 bay), for $190. I believe 'play' models are their mid tier and '+' models are their high end tier
I got their low end 'j' model single bay and like it. Apps work, a little laggy (could be my low end model) and basic, and there are a bunch of them (one for file manager, music, pictures, setup app, device manager, some cloud one)
Woot has Synology 218play, I believe an older model (also 2 bay), for $190. I believe 'play' models are their mid tier and '+' models are their high end tier
I got their low end 'j' model single bay and like it. Apps work, a little laggy (could be my low end model) and basic, and there are a bunch of them (one for file manager, music, pictures, setup app, device manager, some cloud one)
It's a bit more but I'd still spring for this DS220+. The better hardware (the DS218play on Woot uses an older Realtek ARM chip) and newer (DS218play is from 2018, almost 4 years old) is worth the cost.
Not him, but yes I do with the Synology hyperbackup application. Set to backup to Wasabi right now. $6 / TB / month. Backblaze B2 will probably be cheaper if you're saving less than a TB (as long as you aren't downloading backups frequently since they charge for egress).
Good lord that's expensive. $600 annually for 8TB.
Backblaze personal on VM accessing shares via iSCSI. $7/month unlimited, after the most recent $1/mo price increase.
Also Amazon Glacier if hot storage is unnecessary.
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2 is more than enough. You can also connect an external usb 3.0 hard drive to it, to store not important stuff like movies. That's what i did. I have 2x4tb drives for important things and then have 5tb external 2.5" usb hard drive for movies and tv shows.
Power Protection: I paired my 920+ with a cyberpower SL 750 VA. I use it only for the NAS and it recognizes it without issues. Estimated run time is 70 mins and it has 12GB of ram and fully populated with 4 TB iron wolves. I have it set to start down safely long before the battery runs low.
backups : if you use this as primary storage for family photos and things you don't want to loose. Then I would look into a cloud back up solution Synology C2, Backblaze B2, or others. At the very least I would set up hyperbackup to an external hard drive via USB. Yes the raid helps to protect against drive failures but if the Nas unit dies or is stolen the back ups will allow to to get your data.
Security: if you access these remotely definitely look up videos on options on how to secure them as best as possible for remote access. There was a recent widespread attack on these if people left default settings in place. Wundertech YouTube channel is a great place to start.
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Thank you! What's a good starting point for hard drives? 4TB each or should I go a little higher like 8?
I got a 5 bay and feel I need more lol. I have 2 14TB and 2 18TB HD in there. I'm using it mainly for Plex movies. I had 2 14TB HD for about 2 years before I bought the 2 18TB HD. If you like tv shows, you'll definitely need at least 18-20TB HD because they take up a lot of data. But if you're just watching movies, anything less is fine, 4TB is not enough for long run since my movie HD is already at 2TB. Unless you like to purge old movies and never watch them again. I like to keep my movies and tv shows since my family members watch them as well.
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Power Protection: I paired my 920+ with a cyberpower SL 750 VA. I use it only for the NAS and it recognizes it without issues. Estimated run time is 70 mins and it has 12GB of ram and fully populated with 4 TB iron wolves. I have it set to start down safely long before the battery runs low.
backups : if you use this as primary storage for family photos and things you don't want to loose. Then I would look into a cloud back up solution Synology C2, Backblaze B2, or others. At the very least I would set up hyperbackup to an external hard drive via USB. Yes the raid helps to protect against drive failures but if the Nas unit dies or is stolen the back ups will allow to to get your data.
Security: if you access these remotely definitely look up videos on options on how to secure them as best as possible for remote access. There was a recent widespread attack on these if people left default settings in place. Wundertech YouTube channel is a great place to start.
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Woot has Synology 218play, I believe an older model (also 2 bay), for $190. I believe 'play' models are their mid tier and '+' models are their high end tier
I got their low end 'j' model single bay and like it. Apps work, a little laggy (could be my low end model) and basic, and there are a bunch of them (one for file manager, music, pictures, setup app, device manager, some cloud one)
Woot has Synology 218play, I believe an older model (also 2 bay), for $190. I believe 'play' models are their mid tier and '+' models are their high end tier
I got their low end 'j' model single bay and like it. Apps work, a little laggy (could be my low end model) and basic, and there are a bunch of them (one for file manager, music, pictures, setup app, device manager, some cloud one)
Also, is there a way to backup to a remote synology? ideally I'd like to backup theirs to mine (once I set it up) and vice versa.
Backblaze personal on VM accessing shares via iSCSI. $7/month unlimited, after the most recent $1/mo price increase.
Also Amazon Glacier if hot storage is unnecessary.
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Power Protection: I paired my 920+ with a cyberpower SL 750 VA. I use it only for the NAS and it recognizes it without issues. Estimated run time is 70 mins and it has 12GB of ram and fully populated with 4 TB iron wolves. I have it set to start down safely long before the battery runs low.
backups : if you use this as primary storage for family photos and things you don't want to loose. Then I would look into a cloud back up solution Synology C2, Backblaze B2, or others. At the very least I would set up hyperbackup to an external hard drive via USB. Yes the raid helps to protect against drive failures but if the Nas unit dies or is stolen the back ups will allow to to get your data.
Security: if you access these remotely definitely look up videos on options on how to secure them as best as possible for remote access. There was a recent widespread attack on these if people left default settings in place. Wundertech YouTube channel is a great place to start.
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Why not use Plex Shares by "renting" the Plex Service for a monthly fee and they have all the movies and TV shows?
Personal videos and pictures I get for Plex...but why store and keep commercial movies on your own NAS besides speed advantage?
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