How to Setup a Synology NAS for the first time in DSM 7 (Complete Guide for 2021+)

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This tutorial covers setting up a Synology NAS for the very first time in the New DSM7! This covers; adding in your hard drives for the first time, selecting a RAID level, setting up quick connect, creating a storage pool and first shared folder, and finally mounting the Synology over SMB.
Synology's Disk Station Manager (DSM) is an amazing web interface however it can be slightly confusing setting up for the very first time. This tutorial contains everything that you need to setup a Synology NAS for the first time!
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@stephenselwood1941 6 ай бұрын

I have just bought a DS1522+ to replace my ageing DS415Play. The DS415Play has been setup in a kind of sketchy way for years. I didn't want to repeat my old mistakes. I have watched many a KZfaq tutorial on setting up DSM 7 but keep coming back to this one. It has been a companion on my TV as I set things up via my laptop. Basic setup is now done and my shared folders make a lot more sense. Now I have the fun of transferring 15TB of data from my old NAS to the new NAS. Thank you for making this tutorial and many of your other videos, I'm sure I'll be taking advantage of you knowledge and interesting easy to understand videos

@giannakisd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this tutorial. The way you present is both very analytical and easy to follow. Based on your channel I purchased a DS1621+ with updated RAM, 2 x NVMe SSDs and a 10 GBe card. Thanks again for taking the time and putting the effort to create content of such a high quality!

@alanchichilla 2 жыл бұрын

Just bought the DS1821+ and I'm absolutely impressed by the DS itself and your PHENOMENAL content about it. Gone through a lot of your videos; absolutely top notch. Really, thanks man! My backup workflow literally went from catastrophic/chaotic to "never have to think about backups anymore" in like a weekend. Lucky me, I never had a major data loss, and now I'm safe! Synology NAS definitely worth every penny.

@ms7165 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing as my DS220+ will arrive this weekend and I am a 73 year old retiree who loves tech but tech does not always love me. I will need to start up very basic with initial goals to have a reliable backup and provide remote access as retirement allows more travel. Currently we have 2 PC's (mine, wife) that sync with 3 different OneDrive accounts (3rd OneDrive is necessary due to 1tb space limit). Now to my first concern and that is naming/setting up folders. I would like to stay consistent with the OneDrive pattern, having a folder for myself that mirrors 1 of the OneDrive, 1 for the wife (on a separate PC, syncing with her OneDrive account) and then a 3rd MUSIC folder that is syncing with a 3rd OneDrive account. This folder gets very little activity now due to streaming services but have spent years collecting and want to protect. Anyway, suggestions on naming/setting up to get the very basics started and the OneDrive accounts will continue to work. May sync OneDrives from NAS at some point but I need to move slowing as I learn this NAS stuff. Your vids are great and you will be a big part of my growth.

@keesverhagen9227 10 ай бұрын

In the same boat my friend.👍 Getting a DS1522+ Nas with two Seagate Exos 16 Tb drives. And i have no idea what to do.🤭 But i want to put my video safe and a lot of my old Jazz music.

@nebomusic2024 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome stuff, top notch! Got my DS920+ and was up and running in no time. Thank you so much!

@evanbrydon3763 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial, really clear and easy to follow. Just got my first NAS, a DS418 and setting it up live!!

@robandalicruisetravel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Will. This was brilliant. Just got my first NAS - DS420+ and I was a little wary about how to set it up. Your explanation was informative and very easy to follow. Thanks for putting this together.

@Mikeybikey88 2 жыл бұрын

I just bought a DS1821+ because of your content. I never knew NAS could do so much. Thanks all the walkthroughs. Super helpful! Kudos!

@mbstewart 2 жыл бұрын

Dude! This video was perfect! Easy to follow, accurate and informative enough for a beginner. Everything is working a charm. Thanks for the help!!!

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@DillonPadgette Жыл бұрын

Major love for your videos! Just setup a new 1522+ with this. Many thanks for making great content in this very nerdy tech genre… many other channels are unbearable, not from the tech side but just the lack of presentability of the information. I appreciate what you’re doing and I will be diving into much more asap!

@SpaceRexWill Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@PanameraTSE 2 жыл бұрын

Great video tutorial. Much appreciated. Got my Synology DS1520+ a few days ago and this was so useful

@wuliangye 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you!!! Just got my DS220+ and WD Red Plus drive, this video came right on time with the best information for first time Synology user!

@frank444 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for this excellent introduction into setting up my new NAS. It took me less than 1 hour to get it up and run. I did not imagine it could be that easy. I will become a dedicated follower of your channel.

@mrbishi634 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great tutorial. Now my new DS720+ is ready to go. You covered a lot of important points that the setup guide didn't talk about. It's good to know I have the basics set up right and safely before I go moving all my data and then gradually working through the rest of settings.

@TheFarix2723 2 жыл бұрын

I guess the next video should be setting up and configuring a PLEX server on DSM 7. The only "updated" tutorial I've been able to find involved using using Docker and that seemed like adding an extra unnecessary layer. All the other tutorials I've been able to find were how to migrate an existing PLEX server from DSM 6 to DSM 7.

@netrionio1 2 жыл бұрын

I am going to purchase a DS920+. I think that I have watched the best tutorial that I have seen in my life! Amazing .

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Hey glad you liked it!

@focusandcreatenow Жыл бұрын

just got the DS1821+ and set it up with this help from you. Im so happy with what I now have and its now my updated storage instead of my Drobo 8D. IM super happy with the speed plugged in to 10GBS. Still copying my work over but so happy what I have now, Thanks again

@1ns0mniac 2 жыл бұрын

I just got a DS220+ last week and this tutorial was the best. Thanks!

@tonyzambos3138 27 күн бұрын

Thank you very much for this video. Had this video open in one tab my browser and my DSM in another. Switched back and forth between tabs for my first Synology install.

@davidlp6510 8 ай бұрын

Will, you are the best instructor of DSM on KZfaq!!!! All your videos are like going to a dedicated classroom. Thank you for your videos. They made my life so much easier.

@hurleymediatv Жыл бұрын

Will Rocks! I just setup my new DiskStation DS720+ and watched this video while setting it up. I felt like he was right here instructing me. Very, very nice video. I've watched many of your other videos, and there's many more I'll be watching soon. Thank you!

@SpaceRexWill Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@herterandrew 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your channel and this video, I just got my first NAS and this was very helpful. Thank you!

@jatpearson 2 жыл бұрын

This video couldn't be timed better (for me). Just got a new NAS in this morning. Not my first Synology but a great video to make sure I'm not missing anything.

@avrahamTZ 2 жыл бұрын

Me to! 🥳

@chriswright2923 Жыл бұрын

Great video, very helpful. I just followed through it step by step while setting up my 920+. Thank you!

@abargenton 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU so much for this tutorial. I would not have bought synology if it was not for your videos. The assurance I had I would be able to make it work because of your videos was a decisive factor for me.

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks! Glad I could be so much help!

@GedWilmot Жыл бұрын

Thank you SO much for creating this fantastic guide, Will - this was really easy to follow when setting up my DS220+ NAS for the first time. Brilliant ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@birch3607 10 ай бұрын

Success!! Thanks, Will, for the amazing tutorial!! I never would have been able to make it through all that without you!!

@kakarotuchiha8662 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video mate, your voice was also really addicting to listen to! Made it less confusing and easier to understand. Appreciate it man!

@barryd999 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant thanks! Just set up a DS720+ this afternoon and this guide was perfect. Watched it earlier then had it running side by side through my set up. Cant thank you enough. I just need to now get my head around USB back up for all the files on the NAS but presume that is one of the backup options available for install.

@robertleem5643 Жыл бұрын

Hi SpaceRex - I want to say thankyou for this video, I just bought myself a DS920+ and this video helped me set it up

@joho2251 Жыл бұрын

Excellent information, thank you - made it easy to set up the new NAS!

@dustymoon2620 Жыл бұрын

dude you have made my life so easy! I'm so confident about my NAS setup now. I feel like a total boss

@SpaceRexWill Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@thilobrill9341 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, SpaceReX for this great setup tutorial which I use for my DS220+.

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

@OmniVisionElite 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing these videos. This is wonderful information!

@stevejohnson7845 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding tutorial. Thank you!!

@juliendufour4513 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you. you saved my start with the synology NAS!

@TuscanTalent 2 жыл бұрын

Will, thank you so much for all you did to assist me with finalizing my NAS drive and Sonos setup. The consultation was very, very helpful. Anyone here on KZfaq who needs 1:1 assistance should contact Will to schedule a consultation. Again, thanks.

@yahlov Жыл бұрын

get an old 218+ from a friend, and that's exactly the guide i needed. thank you very much

@davybloggs1564 2 жыл бұрын

Rex - my 920+ arriving tomorrow(today, now), so this was VERY useful - thanks for posting. I'm just about to watch your others.

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@vishaalchedi3904 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video and explaining everything. It helped me a lot and I also learned new things. (Had to reinstall everything with 2 new disks and DSM7 after my 1 disk setup crashed with DSM6) 😀😀😀

@jeremymcgrath3301 10 ай бұрын

Nice work. Very helpful. Subscribed.

@douglasgoodman226 Жыл бұрын

Terrific tutorial! Super helpful; well done, thorough, clear; links to more advanced features. KUDOS

@SpaceRexWill Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@paulrak Жыл бұрын

Cheers! Very useful information. I just needed an refresh on how it all works. Sorted.

@UtahDarkHorse 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another great video. New DS920+ just arrived. not my first NAS but it is my first Synology. have most of it setup and working now, but want to investigate some features that i've not had before. Thanks for sharing. BTW, looked at the Synology drives, and decided on IronWolfs. No problemo.

@BryantLovette Жыл бұрын

Amazing content! Thanks for what you do!

@jebb3914 2 жыл бұрын

Best video I have seen on setting up for first time user

@suandikebbeh2237 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Many thanks!

@luisferreira8939 6 ай бұрын

Man your videos are great.

@biggerfishTX 2 жыл бұрын

Really helpful. Thanks tons for putting this one together.

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Anytime!

@agustinm6109 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, love the video and tutorial

@marauder2575 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the walkthrough!

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

@MrRobot24 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I have no idea what I'm doing, but you made it all easy.

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@AbdulSaboorMirza Жыл бұрын

This did not even feel like a long video. Well done!!!

@SpaceRexWill Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@heystenner Жыл бұрын

That was super helpful. Thank you so much!

@MovieTrailersHD2 2 жыл бұрын

fck man! you save me time and your guide is all I need! you show us step by step and the most important thing for me, you explain the options and why you selected that option!

@jeaninecoleman6990 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You have helped me set-up.

@cyberflow3391 Жыл бұрын

Thx for this ! It helped setup my rig :)

@70sean70 2 жыл бұрын

Great information - Thank you!

@szabocsaba1503 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial! Really big thank you!

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@Tetra84 Жыл бұрын

excellent guide, TY!

@theMichaelSlaughter Жыл бұрын

Appreciate your videos!

@bobbytoure4084 2 жыл бұрын

Great tuto ! Thank you 🙏

@drpscotland3677 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding video....thanks!!

@yaroslavgetman4579 Жыл бұрын

superb. Thanks a lot for helping me to understand lots of hidden things)

@hussainaljoher5744 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video, it was very helpful! You got new subscriber :)

@SpaceRexWill Жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing!

@Zaleskee 2 жыл бұрын

thank You very much! this really helped me learn about the System in which the NAS works!!. ( I like Flamingos too!! nice shirt Mann!)

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@SeanLozano 10 ай бұрын

thank you.. this was helpful

@peterlorne7077 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Excellent Video ! It helped me a lot. I have 3 questions. Can i migrate from Ext4 to Btrfs filsystem after i have attached another hard drive? As I have understood it all, I can only use Btrfs system with 2 drives. Is it right? Can i use hard drives with different size and use them in their full capacity in SHR raidtyp? My Synology Nas is DS213J Regards. Peter in Sweden

@ziirn1 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Would it be possible to install two instances of Chat; one for my family and a separate one for business use? Also, is it possible to name those accordingly (a la Slack/Discord/Teams, etc.) or are we stuck with the generic-sounding 'Chat' moniker?

@StarlynRdz Жыл бұрын

Amazing video thank you so much ❤

@rcrinsea 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible video. Thanks. Subscribed.

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

@simonastanciu29 2 жыл бұрын

hey there! first of all, thanks a lot for all of your tutorials on nas related topics. learned a lot form them. quick question...how do you properly set up your nas firewall? I've seen some people changing the default 5000/5001 ports and then configuring some firewall rules for extra protection. any thoughts on this?

@stevevuoso8411 Жыл бұрын

This guide is perfect!

@keiththomas6853 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I'll be setting up a Synology for a friends office as soon as the drives arrive. If I leave network to DHCP, is there any issue doing all the configuration in my home office, including Synology Drive, and then moving the NAS to my friends office to that network?

@jswift749 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Will! This is my first video of yours that I have watched. I have had a home Synology DS1515+ that I have not used for 2 yrs (too complicated to tackle in spare time). Just upgraded to 7 and watched the Synology setup 7 vid. I then watched your video and really appreciated the extra info (home vs homes folder, set up snapshots etc). Im about to watch synology home setup part 2. My next step is to set up the file, photo, movie and iOS apps, eventually surveillance. My eventual goal is to have the the big bucket o music, photos and movies for household and net sharing/steaming. My question: for just me and my wife at home is its still recommended to make a shared "family" folder? Thanks again, look forward to more synology vids

@elmindindic1982 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks :)

@joffs123 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all of your videos! Question: have you ever done a video explaining how to expand the storage pool of an existing NAS by replacing one of the legacy HDDs?

@bubo1 2 жыл бұрын

Doh! I went and ordered 4x6TB WD Red hard drives in Black Friday this week on the recommendation of NasCompares, and yep they are all SMR drives. I just set my Synology 920+ with them and they seem to work ok, though I did get a compatibility warning popup on creating the storage pool. My usage is going to be light so I hope they will be ok. I wish I had seen this video first though.

@Jonathan-qc1ff 2 жыл бұрын

Same for me... A lot of Sys admin around me are setup with WD red for years in older Synology NAS... I don't quite understand why now it's recommended ?!

@GermanTimecrafter 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jonathan-qc1ff SMR is not ideal for frequent read/write access, I think. I believe most WD Reds have CMR nowadays, at least my WD Reds I just ordered are CMR. But Synology has a lot of software which optimises hard drives and makes SMR drives more durable so don't worry too much about it.

@starfoxBR77 Жыл бұрын

LMAO with the "Doh!" :-)

@RIPMMD 9 ай бұрын

I have two disk stations.. DS215J and a DS418. I have two WD reds in the 215 and I have four WD reds in my 418 and I've never experienced any problems. Not even a compatibility error so I wouldn't worry about it.

@GregSchwaderer 2 жыл бұрын

super helpful. Thanks!

@jmmcg9 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I replaced my Drobo with the DS1522+ by following your tutorial. This video was comprehensive, covering everything I needed along with explaining critical decisions. I cannot imagine I could have done this following the Synology documentation! By the way I have Google Fiber which now uses a Google Fiber Mesh router instead of a traditional router. I was very concerned based on everything I read on the internet. Following your procedures it worked as advertised! Thanks! Joe McGowan

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped and thanks so much!

@bazcurtis178 Жыл бұрын

My Synology DS1522+ is on order to replace my Drobo 5D. I hope you found it a good replacement. I am going to use my Drobo drives for the time being even though they are not on the supported list. What did you do?

@jmmcg9 Жыл бұрын

@@bazcurtis178 Hi Michael, I had the same situation. I used my old drives with the idea of replacing them with the Recommended higher reliability drives. I made one big mistake. My existing drives were 6G. I was hoping to convert to bigger drives during the transition. I made the mistake of setting the system as RAID 5. My understanding is that I will have to basically start over if I want to use bigger drives. i was locked into 6G. I should have set up as SHR. In my case I will start replacing the existing drives, but I will buy 6G. Too painful to start over. Moving away from Drobo was a good move for me. I use a Mac. Every time the operating system was updated Drobo compatibility was delayed by months. Drobo always gated OS updates.

@bazcurtis178 Жыл бұрын

@@jmmcg9 Thanks for the information. I plan to use SHR-2. I have two drive failure setup on the 5D. Because the 5D is direct attached BackBlaze can back it up. Now I need to look B2. Which Synology did you get? I have getting the 1522+. I also use a Mac. At the moment my Mac is the Plex server (M1 iMac) and the Drobo has the media. I am considering using the 1522+ as the Plex server. I don’t think my media transcodes very often.

@jmmcg9 Жыл бұрын

@@bazcurtis178 Hi Michael, I also purchased the 1522+. I am using the original M1 MacBook Pro. I was concerned about compatibility, but there were no issues.

@aclliu 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Will, I followed this very useful tutorial to set up my DS220+ and it went well. Right now I have myself and wife as users but I am a little confused on the “admin” and “user_admin” account. How do I access the super important “admin” account or that’s just disabled by default? I don’t remember seeing that in the video. As I’m new to the NAS world I am still learning as I go deeper into the unit. Cheers!

@ProfessorTimbo Жыл бұрын

Very helpful video! Please add "chapter titles" in your description so I can easily find things I remember when re-visiting this video after my volume finishes expanding (which seems to take several days lol) :-)

@goodcitizen4587 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thanks.

@LogicalWaste 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Just got the 920+ to replace my ancient WD Mycloud. only could get 2x 8tb reds. Sadly, need all that space, so couldn't sacrifice a disc for SHR. HAd to go JBOD, but i'm going to use my old MyCloud as my monthly backup destination, as well as another off-site drive for my most important data.

@kevincampos6394 2 жыл бұрын

thx bro forgot how to set up folders and such on my NAS. Do you have a video on how to access it on mobile devices and set up backups from like my phone photos to a folder on the NAS?

@yossishtekler7599 2 жыл бұрын

thank for your help setting up the sinologist 720+ i am on win 11 had problem to set up log in with smb

@tshirley05015 2 жыл бұрын

If I buy a NAS DS220 and only one hard-drive and plan on buying another hard-drive later (when funds allow) how do I need to set it up so I can have the backup drive? I guess the question is can I change the storage type after I set it up? Great Videos BTW. Thanks for any help...

@joe_zupko Жыл бұрын

As someone who has never setup a NAS before this video was extremely helpful and easy to follow. I like that you explained the stuff, but also let us know what wasn't going to be important for most people. Of course I got a DOA drive at first... other than that everything went well!

@pepeschley143 9 ай бұрын

Love the content, I am a beginner in the Nas world and I am looking at a 2 bay set up what would you suggest!

@caseyharris18 2 жыл бұрын

For my use I think I only need a two bay NAS. I want to have another NAS in a different location in the house or someone else’s home that is a backup in case of a fire etc. Do you have a video showing how to set this up?

@elwinndjock4007 Жыл бұрын

thank you man !

@giantinside 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Very helpful for a neophyte.

@leexgx 2 жыл бұрын

Good video core t way to setup a Synology nas for new people it's very good you covered mostly all the basic stuff only part I say you missed was setting up smart extended disk scan schedule that runs 5 days before the the data scrub runs, as that's used for pre disk fail detection (I would run a manual first time smart extended scan early as well as that tests all disk sectors that plus the raid first time sync is a good test) and maybe warn users about using smr disks in raid as well is a bad idea

@marcuscolonna3000 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! I have not installed my second drive yet and noticed all of my shared folders were not set up using advanced data integrity. What would you recommend? Should I recreate those folders and move ALL of that data before adding second drive?

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Its not crucial, but it can make your data a bit more secure from bit rot over many years.

@shahg5524 2 жыл бұрын

Important note about BTRFS file system. It is not supported on all their models. In the past they broke user data with their regional restrictions when they allowed it on some models but then took it away via update. So be very careful.

@PetSue 2 жыл бұрын

Another great vid thanks but curious what exFAT Access is and why you say it has to be installed please?

@SpaceRexWill 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And it allows you to plug in exfat formatted usb drives (the most common format as it works with all OS’s)

@huishaai Жыл бұрын

Thank you very vey much !

@klassebip2934 Жыл бұрын

i like your videos. Just a quick question. What would be the best solution/scenario (bought my self an DS1522+ for backing up all our photo moments. ) 1. I want that my wife and I have access to all our pictures but when adding for example extra family members to the group, that they do not see those pictures. But will have their own space where they can store stuff,

@juliendufour4513 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. please do you know what is the maximum M.2 NVMe SSD capacity the Synology DS1821+ can handle?