Synology NAS Beginners Guide - Get setup in only 15 min! Synology DS923+

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This is a beginners tutorial on how to set up your Synology NAS so it's configured for the best performance and user experience.
In this video I will guide you how to install hard drives into the NAS and then how to set up the NAS with all of the most important settings and packages.
Lets get started with this Synology NAS beginners guide!
Want to know more about RAID levels? Check this video: • NAS vs RAID explained ...
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- OTHER NETWORK GEAR I USE -
Network upgrade to 10GbE for DS923+: geni.us/10GbE-for-DS923
D-Link 2.5 GB Switch: geni.us/dlink-dms-106xt-switch
Samsung External Thunderbolt 2TB SSD: geni.us/samsung-x5-ssd
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🕑 TIME STAMPS
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0:00 - Intro Beginners guide to Synology DS923+ NAS
1:06 - How to mount hard drives into Synology NAS.
2:49 - How to connect Synology NAS to the network.
3:45 - How to access the setup of Synology NAS.
4:09 - How to install and setup the Synology NAS.
6:07 - Install important packages.
10:17 - Create and use Shared Folders.
12:28 - Setup recycle bin (trash) empty on schedule.
14:05 - Setup users and groups - Important security tips!
17:34 - Enable Home Folders for users.
17:59 - Home folder vs Homes folder Synology NAS.
18:29 - Setup Snapshots Replication.
20:17 - How to connect to and access files on Synology NAS.

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  • @WillieTheAutomaton
    @WillieTheAutomaton Жыл бұрын

    As soon as you picked up the "weird power connector" I felt old af. PS/2 port was used for mice and keyboards back in the day... I'm only 33 at the time of writing this...

  • @EuqinuX

    @EuqinuX

    11 ай бұрын

    That's not a PS/2 port - it's a DIN power connector, which is along the same lines as a PS/2 port, but a different shape and carries power not data

  • @urbnctrl

    @urbnctrl

    15 күн бұрын

    Lmao as a fellow 90s kid I concurr 🤣

  • @abdulrub5305
    @abdulrub530510 ай бұрын

    @MK you have almost done it like a pro tutorial...it helped a lot.

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    10 ай бұрын

    I’m so happy to hear that. Thanks so much for sharing.😃👍

  • @aisback1990
    @aisback1990 Жыл бұрын

    Got mine today and this guide really helped me. Thank you.

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! 😃👍

  • @braidensellers
    @braidensellers Жыл бұрын

    awesome man im planning on getting one of these i just ordered mine on newegg thanks to your video on clear instructions to set it up you just gained a sub bro thanks!

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing Gluetoe! And welcome back at any time!

  • @JocieFire
    @JocieFire2 ай бұрын

    SOOOO helpful! Thank you for explaining it to me like I am 5!

  • @MrRanushka
    @MrRanushka Жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial, up and running in no time

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    Жыл бұрын

    Just as it should be! Thank you so much for sharing!! 🥳👍

  • @tranbuiproductions
    @tranbuiproductionsАй бұрын

    Oh my goodness, this was so helpful. Thank you for the detailed tutorial.

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    Ай бұрын

    So happy I could help out! 😃👍

  • @HasanHalabi
    @HasanHalabi3 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot. It helped me doing the setup in no time..

  • @thewordman1
    @thewordman18 ай бұрын

    Great video! Very helpful and informative. Thank you sir.

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    8 ай бұрын

    I’m so happy my video provided value! But… was it valuable enough to be worth a cup of coffee!?: geni.us/buymeacoffe ☕️😁 Either way I’m very happy my video was usueful! 😃👍

  • @SteveAndSenda
    @SteveAndSenda5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this tutorial. I have two Drobos that died within a month of each other and I just found out they are now out of business. I now am about to set up my new Synology DS923+.

  • @RobinWhalley
    @RobinWhalley8 ай бұрын

    I've just bought my first NAS (Synology DS423+) to replace a Drobo that won't work wih the latest Mac OS. I could not have set this up without your video. Thank you. It was excellent.

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    8 ай бұрын

    That was so so nice to read!!! It really made all the hard work worth it!! Thank you.🙏 If you feel it’s worth a coffee… I’m not saying no 😉👍: geni.us/buymeacoffe

  • @RobinWhalley

    @RobinWhalley

    8 ай бұрын

    @@MK-Creator Done. Enjoy the Coffee.

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    8 ай бұрын

    🤩🤩🤩 thank you so so so much!!!! You really made my day!!! Good luck with your Synology! 😃👍

  • @Ridster-Photo

    @Ridster-Photo

    6 ай бұрын

    Great video by MK! Robin if I can trouble you with a quick question- I am assuming I need to buy an Ethernet cable separately and what about the power cable - does that come with synology setup.

  • @JustCakie
    @JustCakie9 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much. It's really hard to find anything online that doesn't assume a level of computer literacy I really don't have

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    9 ай бұрын

    😃👍 that’s how I always try to make my videos.

  • @Wesmosis
    @Wesmosis6 ай бұрын

    Nice, thanks! I have ds 1520+ myself.

  • @sethuksr
    @sethuksr7 ай бұрын

    very helpful and informative.

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    7 ай бұрын

    So great to hear! 🤩👍 Can’t wait to see if it’s worth a cup of coffee or maybe even two? 😘☕️: geni.us/buymeacoffe Thanks again for watching! 😃👍

  • @josephwright7925
    @josephwright7925 Жыл бұрын

    Top man Cheers ❤

  • @briane.2778
    @briane.277811 ай бұрын

    Great Vid!

  • @darkbanditEX
    @darkbanditEX4 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video, thank you very much

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you too!! 🙏😃

  • @cruffinjr40
    @cruffinjr40 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @SamAgro2024
    @SamAgro20247 ай бұрын

    I have a 2 disk synology NAS setup on RAID 1. Is there a way to mirror specific folders from 1st drive to the 2nd drive instead of the entire 1st drive?

  • @paulhoward979
    @paulhoward979 Жыл бұрын

    Great vid 👍 thanks 🙏

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Paul! Welcome back many more times 😃👍

  • @paulhoward979

    @paulhoward979

    Жыл бұрын

    👍👍😂

  • @paulhoward979

    @paulhoward979

    Жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍

  • @user-un8lu1qu8t
    @user-un8lu1qu8t10 ай бұрын

    Did i must have public IP for my home internet line to connect my website domain with it?

  • @ViktoriaUrbanek
    @ViktoriaUrbanek7 ай бұрын

    Lovely tutorial. Helped me a lot! Thank you so much. One question: Do you recommend encrypting your NAS? If so, why/why not?

  • @valcaron

    @valcaron

    6 ай бұрын

    Always encrypt anything that can be physically stolen by a burglar. That includes a NAS.

  • @gokulraj2850
    @gokulraj2850Ай бұрын

    Hi, @MK What’s the maximum storage capacity for a single hard drive and the maximum capacity using all 4 bays? I’m planning on using it to store media content only.

  • @user-re9xe8fr7d
    @user-re9xe8fr7d7 ай бұрын

    I have a question. Am I able to set this device up through usb and use it through usb only? I dont need the network connection just usb directly to my computer.

  • @adamdavis-powell6805
    @adamdavis-powell68053 ай бұрын

    Hey! Is there a way to get these drives to show up on finder in a macbook. I have formatted to exfat so theoretically it should show up on my macbook, but they only show up on my PC laptop - any help would be appreciated. Thanks

  • @judycabacang
    @judycabacang Жыл бұрын

    Excellent content! I just have few questions and hopefully you can answer it since I'm new in this DIY local storage build. 1. Is it really necessary to connect it physically through a LAN network or will it work home wifi connection? 2. Is it safe to run this unit 24/7?

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Judy, nice to have you around. 1. It doesn’t have a wireless interface so you would need to connect the cable to for example a router to bring it to your wireless network. 2. Yes it’s built to run 24/7.

  • @michaelpearson9

    @michaelpearson9

    9 ай бұрын

    And get a ups so if power goes out ur nas will have power

  • @notdukko4123
    @notdukko41238 ай бұрын

    Would getting a nas be worth it? I will be taking the i7 7700 and 16gb ram from a different pc and reusing it in a nas. I would use it for cloud storage (because google photos and iCloud sucks) and prob a small mc server.

  • @PiruloMora
    @PiruloMora7 ай бұрын

    what if i have 2 hard drive but its only reading 1 of them ? i dont knot what to do @MK i just bought the system and 2x (16tb seagate iron wolf pro ) all brand new

  • @SamClarkPhoto
    @SamClarkPhoto5 ай бұрын

    Hi there! I use my phone hotspot for my internet connection. Can I also use that for my Synology? Thank you.

  • @jan5310
    @jan53104 ай бұрын

    “little bit longer” is a understatement 😂 10TB disk check with SHR took 12 hours

  • @DeliriumXM

    @DeliriumXM

    4 ай бұрын

    Lol yeah i used shr1 and mine took about 2 days, but i also added the 2 (16tb) drives at different times (different delivery dates)

  • @helloitsmehb
    @helloitsmehb6 ай бұрын

    Quick question: I looking at work with 4k video files. with this handle the bandwidth for playback on those files? Excellent vid!

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much. It has worked well for me in my network to work with 4K files. If you find my work to be worth a cup of coffee or maybe even two… here is the link: geni.us/buymeacoffe 😘☕️ Thanks again for watching! 😃👍

  • @20centurymodern
    @20centurymodern Жыл бұрын

    How do you connect though with a wired Ethernet connection and not a wifi connection via a router? Lots of videos explain setup wireless but it’s a very slow connection method and doesn’t allow for the 1GB connection speeds. Is it as simple as getting an Ethernet cable and plugging that into the router and into the computer?

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    Жыл бұрын

    You should be able to plug your router into the NAS and then a cable from your computer to the router 👍 Just make sure you use fast enough ports on your router.

  • @20centurymodern

    @20centurymodern

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MK-Creator Thanks for your reply. How do you go about finding out how fast the router is? I assume most of the mainstream ones are only 1GB connections? How do you allow for the 10GB connection speeds, is a switch mandatory or can I buy a faster router?

  • @shwekhine5836
    @shwekhine58369 ай бұрын

    Great tutorial. One question - if Synology NAS device itself failed, how do you recover the files in these HDDs?

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    8 ай бұрын

    Then you can basically just move your disks to a new NAS that is compatible with the DSM version you have on the broken one. But, remember to have an off site backup of all your important data :)

  • @Maltebyte2
    @Maltebyte23 ай бұрын

    Do i need a synology account if i just use it in my home network? no internet access?

  • @nedalissa6196
    @nedalissa61963 ай бұрын

    can you connect the synology wireless to the router?

  • @EricOnYouTube
    @EricOnYouTube5 ай бұрын

    Does this have Jellyfin, too?

  • @krishnakanthcake
    @krishnakanthcake10 ай бұрын

    Hi can I start with one disk first and then buy the second one later and install. I don’t want to buy 2 right now

  • @michaelpearson9

    @michaelpearson9

    9 ай бұрын

    Yes

  • @krishnakanthcake

    @krishnakanthcake

    9 ай бұрын

    @@michaelpearson9 thanks for the response

  • @ciello77
    @ciello77 Жыл бұрын

    did you just added the 2 HD or did you filled it up?

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    Жыл бұрын

    As of now I only added the 2HD. Whenever I run out of space I’ll add a 3rd. And then a 4th. 😃👍

  • @seymur6664
    @seymur6664 Жыл бұрын

    Hey 👋🏻 can I upload my photos from my iphone?

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely. I’m planning to cover that in a future video. 😃👍

  • @where_da_go
    @where_da_go3 ай бұрын

    I already have my whole plex server on these drives how do setup without erasing drives, and how in nobody else not have this issue

  • @loremipzum
    @loremipzum5 ай бұрын

    hello, my question is by using there software, isnt free or subscription based?

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    5 ай бұрын

    No I’m not paying anything.

  • @jesusgjchuza6491
    @jesusgjchuza6491 Жыл бұрын

    🤝🤝

  • @riezalyncacapit1502
    @riezalyncacapit1502 Жыл бұрын

    What use operating system?

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Per, Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) is the operating system that powers every Synology NAS.

  • @riezalyncacapit1502

    @riezalyncacapit1502

    Жыл бұрын

    Ok thanks sir

  • @MK-Creator
    @MK-Creator Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching! If you feel like buying me a coffe ☕, here is the link: geni.us/buymeacoffe Here is the NAS and RAID explination video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pa6FttGAqduoibQ.html If you want to pick up any of the mentioned products? Here are the links: - SPECIFIC GEAR HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS VIDEO - Synology 923+ NAS: geni.us/Synology-923plus Western Digital Red Plus NAS drive: geni.us/wd-red-plus-12tb Samsung External Thunderbolt 2TB SSD: geni.us/samsung-x5-ssd - OTHER NETWORK GEAR I USE - Network upgrade to 10GbE for DS923+: geni.us/10GbE-for-DS923 D-Link 2.5 GB Switch: geni.us/dlink-dms-106xt-switch

  • @666dualsport
    @666dualsport4 ай бұрын

    still too complicated for me--- ill just add hard drives to the pc

  • @czinck6397
    @czinck63976 ай бұрын

    For beginners!? I didn't understand any of the acronyms you were using. Bought the NAS for media storage for the family devices.. I guess I'll figure it out. Lol

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    6 ай бұрын

    Well I’m sorry about that. What parts were confusing??🫤

  • @gnexustanglapyan
    @gnexustanglapyan6 ай бұрын

    RAID is not backup

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing. I would actually argue that it actually depends… as I tried to explain, different RAID do the file “placements” very different. If you do use a RAID that places the same file on more than one drive is actually a kind of backup of the other. That’s why you use a RAID so you don’t lose the data if one (or possible more) drive-s fail… But I would always recommend an off-site backup to be safe and to have a real backup.

  • @peryMimon
    @peryMimon Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @MK-Creator

    @MK-Creator

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so so much! That was very very kind of you and it means a lot! 🥳❤️😃👍

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