Thank you! I am 70 and had never set-up a NAS before, but everything went smoothly thanks to your clear instructions. I ran your video on my iPad while setting-up the NAS on my iMac. My only problem was that my password manager failed to save my main log-in password and I thought I would need to reset. Luckily, I was able to retrieve the password with some digging. Next time I will start with a simple password that I write down several times, then change to a strong once once everything has stabilised. I really appreciate your video. I could not have set up my NAS without it.

This is the most thorough video on setting up a Synology NAS! Thank you for doing it! I could never ever have set mine up without this tutorial.

Hey man, I just bought a Synology NAS for the first time last week and your KZfaq tutorials have been the best I have seen. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your efforts in making the entire process an absolute breeze! Cheers!

Super helpful. I’m 60 years old and not tech savvy and I didn’t have any trouble following this and getting my NAS set up and working 😎😎😎Thank you!

One of the best tutorials Ive seen on this stuff - thanks!!

My NAS is a DS1520+. Before I bought it and doing all the research watching all the vids and reviews I was worried it be noisy. I'm using regular Iron Wolf drives and the damn thing is QUIET!. It is so quiet I can't even tell it's even on and running with my hands on top of the drive unit. So I'm impressed by that. I watch at least 2 other different NAS Channels than this one and Synology itself. So I'm glad you are all different and it works. Here on this channel as a newer user, I feel I get to learn what the software is, how to configure and use it or why to use it. And it's been quite helpful though sometimes takes a while to understand. But the videos are just great!

Wow great job sir. You are a life changer. I followed your setup with my first ever Synology purchase. You were clear, precise and took it step by step. Thank you for not skipping through what I'm sure is boring for you. I have a lot of weight off my shoulders now with concerns about the setup. I'm looking forward to my continued education through your videos. I just wish KZfaq allowed email address so we could connect easier. Thank you again for all your hard work. Gary

Will, your channel is amazing. The topics are relevant and interesting. I hope you will grow this channel and continue to make more excellent videos to share. Your instruction is simple, straightforward and easy to understand. Also, your recommendations are sound, and are obviously made with a lot of experience behind them. Thank you!

Thank you for the no fluff, easy to follow guide to setting up my new nas 👍🏻

I am currently setting up a DS1621xs+ NAS. A couple of points for you to mention: 1. The power cord receptacle is highly recessed. Be sure when you plug it in that you completely seat the plug or you may have intermittent power, which no NAS likes. 2. When you power up the NAS, the blue light on the front panel will begin to flash. This means the NAS is thinking. Do not proceed to trying to locate the NAS on your network until the blue light glows solidly, as the NAS will ignore your attempts. 3. You should consider a UPS for your NAS, and you should get it BEFORE configuring the unit, because of #4. 4. As part of setup the NAS will need to create pools of drives. I am using 6x 16 TB Iron wolf NAS drives. As part of creating the drive pool, the NAS will want to verify the checksums on the drive, which I believe will require it to read every byte on every drive. In my case, that check ran for 24 hours straight, so be prepared to be patient. Run it overnight on a UPS ! I also have a 5 bay expansion, & I am working on adding that to the drive pool I have already created. That is basically not happening for me at the moment. Don't know why, yet... I like this NAS a lot so far, quad core Xeon at 2 GHZ, should have some serious compute to apply. I used 2x 1 TB M.2 SSD sticks (Not Synology approved), but they seem to be working well. Also bumped memory up to 32GB, that too seems to be working well. Expansions are straight forward and easy. As I currently understand the storage hierarchy, There are pool(s) of drives at the top most level. Pools are composed of individual drives. I don't know why more than one pool would be needed, or how many you could have. I do not think you can split drives across pools. Volumes are created within drive pools. I do not think there is a limit on volumes. Directories are created within the volumes, and files are stored in directories. There is also a robust permission system to overlay on top of it all. Part of the price one pays for a Synology unit is for the software apps. The NAS itself is basically a computer with a lot of storage, and capable of running apps on its own. I recognize the Mariah database, I once used MySQL. There is also a virtual machine app, so if you want to run windows or linux on your NAS, that should be no problem. Installation might be an issue, my copies are on ISO disks, and the NAS has no DVD burner/reader. It does have a USB port that may be coaxed into use with an external USB DVD unit. I am also not sure how a BTRFS file system maps into say Windows. Much more to learn.

I could not have set my NAS without this tutorial. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Just received my DS220j, I can not wait start installing after having watched your tutorial. Thanks Man!

VERY good! You make the best tutorials and it's obvious you talk about what you DO know. Not like many others. Pal, you were born to teach! Thank you!

Thank You very much for posing this. It made setting up my first NAS a breeze.

Just started messing with SNAS drives. Love your videos so far! Probably the best I've seen on youtube for SNAS tutorials.

Wow, what an incredible tutorial. Thanks brother. Very helpful...

Thanks. I used this video as a tutorial and my NAS runs perfectly now.

Thanks for your time doing all these tutorials. Another NAS noob here and I'm learning a lot and finding more and more things to read up on and learn about before my hardware arrives.

Never rewinded a video so many times. Thanks for the great video.

Thanks so much! Just setup my 1520+ and, after some network issues, we have it running!

This was fantastic! Just perfect! As a request, folks like me would probably want to know how to set up Time Machine, too.

thanks very much for posting. Just bought a synology NAS and sure helped me a ton. Thanks!

Just got a DS418. Your video was great in helping me setup the NAS. Thanks!

Hey Mate , Thanks for the tutorial , I just setup my 4 Bay Synology NAS based on this tutorial you put together. Great resource for anyone new to NAS and networks . Much appreciated 👍

Thank you, great job. Went back and checked y 3 year old nas to update with your advice, and will apply what you've shown here to my new NAS.. Thanks again!!! 3 years ago and new nas - it was all so bewildering :)

Morph cut master over here

First time NAS user, this video was great! Thanks buddy

Here again, exceptional presentation! Thanks much!

Thank you so much for creating this video. It was exactly what I needed to get setup.

I have to admit, at first I skipped and went to other videos, BUT... I'm glad I came back, your videos are nothing short of AMAZING... def had to SUB.. and will be checking out more Videos. Great Job, and THANK YOU!!!

Thank you for your help. I basically set up my Synology NAS by only following your tutorial

Will, I think that's your name, lol, THANK YOU for the video. I just got my Synology 1621+ in the mail and I followed your instructions. Thanks you are a real life saver. Now, I am watching the PLEX video next. Thanks again.

When he said, "I'm on a Mac" I'm like, yes we know. The shirt, the speech patterns, everything.

Wow Holy Cow! This was, you are incredible!! Just bought my Synology 220j. Just bought 2 segate irinnwolf nas drives. Now you confirmed my hope fully good choice. I just found you tonight here just in time as I set this all up. Wow!! Thank you Going to be watching for those shirts someone mentioned😊

Thank you so much for this video. I purchased my very first Synology (DS220j) so I can get rid of my Drobos. And thanks for showing me how to set up on a Mac. By the way, nice Aloha shirt.

Thanks for the straightforward and clear explanation tutorial. I was afraid setting up NAS before as I'm not tech savvy, but your tutorial helps me a lot!

EXCELLENT. thank you!

Thank you for the effort in putting this video together to help us get started. Much appreciated.

What a great explanation. Thank you very much brother.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and simplifying the process of setting up my Synology drive! I have a ton of questions, I am sure I will find the answers to, across your other vids! Thanks again 😎

Dude! So helpful, thank you

Excellent advice, thanks Will. I like your style - straight to the point.

Thank so much for making it simpler. Best video to make things work for you.

Thanks for the tutorial. One thing that was confusing the heck out of me at the end though was the "go to the user quickly from the browser" part. you typed tod.local. I tried this and it just wouldn't work. i didn't know how to find the name I was supposed to use (would be really helpful to add that bit on so people can note it down for future reference). I finally connected when I typed what you said but added :5000 on the end. So; "yourName.local:5000". not sure if synology have changed this nature but that's how I got it to work after hours :)

NICE NICE one!!! this is the best tutorial for Synology i have seen yet!! nice work and thanks!! :)

Clear and concise. Thanks so much for creating these videos! Everything on your channel is awesome.

Very, very useful, as the initial setup to get a working volume was a bit confusing for me. Thank you so much!

excellent video, very well done informative, and concise!

thx a lot, my first Synology NAS is one the way

Wow that was very helpful ! I just purchased a DS920+ and now I see its not Add HDs and go Thanks for the very clear walk through .

This was great. Thank you so much!

Came for the shirt, stayed for the tutorial.

Excellent tutorial, straight to the point and very informative!

Excellent. Very comprehensive. Thanks for your efforts. Helps a lot.

Great info! Thanks for this!

Well done, that was great! I like this guy!

More info: Creation of a pool appears to be a seminal event. You apparently cannot go back and add to (and I suppose delete from) the drives in a pool. This has implications if you intend to expand your NAS as storage requirements grow. It appears to me that you would need to delete all data and rebuild the system pool, then restore all of your data, which assumes you have some place to stash it while you re-build. It could also be a pretty lengthy operation, filling an ocean through a straw seems appropriate. I can delete a pool, but my attempts to re-create one with both the NAS and expansion chassis drives has come to naught, so far. DSM complains my expansion drives are "not initialized", which I presume is that checksum song&dance, but I see no way to overtly instigate such a process. No apparent "Initialize Drive" command I can find, so far. I now have a mix of six "initialized" drives, and four "un-initialized" drives. Perhaps DSM does not like that. It is getting late here, perhaps starting tomorrow afresh is the best option. A parting thought, perhaps you cannot split pools across a NAS and an expansion unit. I can't imagine why that would be, drives are drives. I will try a two pool solution tomorrow.

thanks ! how do i add a 10GB drive with 10gb files to a NAS i have 2 of them ! without losing files on the drive . . . ( i reinstalled my computer )

I am currently looking at getting a NAS to do two things one store video and photographs on, edit on my computer then store the edited version . Two I am creating a whole folder of flac files , ripping my CD collection. Once done store on a NAS and then using home network to stream to a dac and play them. The one computer store I visited recommended Synology over other brands … Eventually I may want to set up Plex, but for now I think I would just go with the app for the dac.

Really well done, this video is very easy to follow and and explains everything. Thank you

Really great video, thanks!

Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a lot!

Thank you for that simple explanation

Best Synology Tutorial thanks

Very nice video, you are a great teacher.

thank you! this was really helpful

Great tutorial man! You are a life saver

I'm a bigtime newbie when it comes to this but I have my Synology 1621xs+ connected directly from the 10GB port to the 10GB port on my Mac workstation and I was finally able to create a custom IP address to have those connect. But I still cant seem to figure out how to get external access? I cant set up Quick Connect. My NAS is not seeing the internet at all? How do you get external access for a NAS if its connected directly to a computer via ethernet?

my new Synology DS220+ does not show Advanced or Basic also does not show quick connect

Great tutorial! I wish i saw this then I was choosing between WD and Seagate to save a lot of time. Anyway, I’m glad I went with Seagate. Synology also has some health check function for Seagate which is useful. I’d love to watch a security tutorial!

I feel like some of us Windows users missed out a bit. Like the info on how to access it on the computer. The instruction for Mac left me stranded. :(

Hey thx for the videos you put… can you please make a video on how to configure some used cisco router on home isp and how to configure firewall and vpn on it

Awesome! Thank you for this great video!

Thank you so so much for your amazing video!

Thanks for this good and use full tutorial

Great tutorial. Thanks. Question: in the Sinology set-up tutorial they went directly to creating a Volume and skipped the Storage Pool tab. Can someone help me understand why, the difference, etc.? Thanks.

Awesome tutorial. Now I am doing a back-up with cloud. How do I merge both hard-drives from redundant without losing any data? I have two 8TB hard-drive, one set-up as main and the other as redundant as mentioned in the tutorial. Thanks

Can you please make a video showing the physical process on how to connect a NAS to a Network to a Mac CPU to an external monitor? This seems to be a very common method for those who already own powerful Mac laptops (like my fully loaded 16'' Macbook Pro). --- I am finding it hard to visualize how to plug everything up. Maybe add in the uses for buying a Switch for LAG or bypassing a switch for a single 10GBe connection. I have yet to find a video like this on youtube.

I highly recommend watching your videos

Very thorough easy to follow on tutorial thanks a lot.

Great tutorial. Thanks!

fantastic tutorial - help me setup my new nas. thank you!

I appreciate it, thanks Tod

Excellent video, very clear instructions. A+

I had such a hard time focusing on what's happening on the main screen because you're so cute I just kept looking at you!

Cople of useful hints! Thanks for good video!

I get an error message when I click Homes in finder. "Operations can't be completed because original items for homes can't be found". Any help on this. Thank you.

Can you define some terms? What is a Storage Pool? What is a volume? How do the differ? It seems to me a volume is the same as a partition?

Another very useful tutorial. Thanks!

I got Wester Digital Gold drives, which is all CMR. Thanks for the video.

So the trouble I'm running into is error code 13. It is telling me that the DSM 7.2 file has been corrupted. Synology told me all I need to do is format the WD CRM drive I have for Mac iOS but this video seems to indicate that the drive is automatically formatted through the Synology Web Assistant. What am I missing here?

Fantastic content. Can you please make a video on photo management on the nas? I find it difficult to get good performance with DS MOMENTS or DS PHOTO.. if you could cover Hardware, software, network, settings, how all should be set for best performance when using the nas as photo backup/library

Western Digital has addressed the NAS drive issue with the RED series of drives. They now make the RED PLUS which as taken care of this problem. The RED PRO, 7500 RPM version of the RED line never had this issue. I still prefer WD over Seagate. Also been working in the computer field since 1982. ANY time you buy a new piece of technology, burn it in. Turn it on and leave it on for at least 72 hours (three days) straight. This will make sure that you have a good piece of equipment.

Reasons for subbing to SR's channel: am a NAS noob (looking at the new DS220+), info is clear and concise, is a fellow Mac user, and.... the wild shirts; a different one in each video! :D The Ironwolfs being 7200 rpm drives, would 2 8TBs be loud if the NAS sits on my desk?

very helpful

I recently put together and installed Synology onto my machine. I am unable to login to my Synology account through the IP address link. I am unable to enable the Quick Connect. I haven't created the storage pools either. What am I doing wrong that is not allowing me to login throug the IP address link as shown above? I have downloaded DSM 7 instead of the older versions as well.

I upgraded my NAS and put some new drives in the old NAS, after downloading DSM the system automatically set the RAID format and set-up the volume without me doing anything. I expected that when I migrated the old drives into the new NAS but not with the old NAS and clean discs. Not sure if info is carried over in the NAS itself or stored somewhere in my account but thought I would mention it

Excuse my ignorance please but how does this work if the intention is to connect the NAS to your router so that things like smart TVs etc can access it as well as your desktop, laptops etc? Also I don’t understand the RAID arrangement - are you saying that in a FOUR bay NAS one of the four drives is given over to protecting your data if any drive should then die? In other words for example, a 4 x 10 TB NAS array would give me 30 (-10%) TB of safe storage? I thought RAID required 1 for 1 storage to ensure safety?

good afternoon. Help me please. I have DS220+, MacBook with Monterey, smb on Nas enabled. I often upload many photos 1500-2000 pieces per day. And the problem is the following, when I copy files to the NAS or to the NAS itself via SMB, before copying, it thinks for a very long time, writes preparation for copying or moving, hidden files are created at the beginning of each photo. And if I upload these files not individually, but in a folder, then copying or moving starts instantly. The speed of the copy itself is excellent, but the preparation for copying can take hours. Tried both via lan and via wifi the situation is similar. What is the problem, what can be done?

What If I cant find the server, after I finished creating a shared folder and pressing Command + K that there was a problem logging into the server