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

[@WillieTheAutomaton]

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]

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]

Lmao as a fellow 90s kid I concurr 🤣

[@abdulrub5305]

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

[@MK-Creator]

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

[@JustCakie]

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]

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

[@RobinWhalley]

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]

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]

@@MK-Creator Done. Enjoy the Coffee.

[@MK-Creator]

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

[@Ridster-Photo]

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.

[@wen4768]

Very useful. Thank you for giving me such a straight forward and simple explanation! Wish you the best luck

[@MK-Creator]

Amazing! 🤩

[@aisback1990]

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

[@MK-Creator]

Awesome! 😃👍

[@MrRanushka]

Great tutorial, up and running in no time

[@MK-Creator]

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

[@JocieFire]

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

[@cruffinjr40]

Thanks!

[@SteveAndSenda]

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+.

[@mclein7116]

Thanks for the tutorial. I think this video deserves more views. 😀

[@MK-Creator]

Thank you so much! Well it just got one more at least 🤩 I’m very grateful for that 😃🙏🏼

[@shwekhine5836]

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

[@MK-Creator]

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 :)

[@wesmart-f6s]

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

[@Maltebyte2]

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

[@sakshamconsul1389]

Very well explained. Thank you!

[@braidensellers]

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]

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

[@MechanicMark613]

Wife and I have our own accounts on same computer, how do we set up so we can access our own backups?

[@judycabacang]

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]

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]

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

[@HasanHalabi]

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

[@gokulraj2850]

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.

[@thewordman1]

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

[@MK-Creator]

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! 😃👍

[@vimafx]

3:00 I don't have a router, can I directly connect my PC and laptop to Synology?

[@jacobbyrns4824]

The point of a NAS is so you have access to your storage via your network / internet. In your situation, you’d be better off using a regular external hard drive instead of spending a bunch of money on a NAS

[@SamClarkPhotographerAdventurer]

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

[@BabyBlueJeff]

Thank you for such a detailed walkthrough of the set up process and explaining about each step. I was following along with your video while setting this up and it was super helpful.

[@MK-Creator]

🤩👍🏼

[@ViktoriaUrbanek]

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

[@arthurperry6505]

Absolute legend, thank you for walking me through this so well!

[@DilsonMendez-j2d]

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.

[@Wesmosis]

Nice, thanks! I have ds 1520+ myself.

[@sethuksr]

very helpful and informative.

[@MK-Creator]

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! 😃👍

[@SamAgro2024]

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?

[@tranbuiproductions]

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

[@MK-Creator]

So happy I could help out! 😃👍

[@EricOnYouTube]

Does this have Jellyfin, too?

[@RaffaeleSanseverino]

hi ;) I am supposed to use it with a Macbook Pro M1, can I do everything as it is via web DSM right? The initial setup I believe is the same as under Windows . Thanks

[@adamdavis-powell6805]

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

[@20centurymodern]

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]

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]

@@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?

[@PiruloMora]

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

[@neddeadlyeu]

can you connect the synology wireless to the router?

[@darkbanditEX]

Fantastic video, thank you very much

[@MK-Creator]

Thank you too!! 🙏😃

[@helloitsmehb]

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

[@MK-Creator]

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! 😃👍

[@edmundJung]

why having 2x12TB drives gives capacity of 12TB instead of 24? the RAID is SHR not RAID 1 right?

[@jan5310]

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

[@DeliriumXM]

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)

[@mattstark9144]

Yep, my 48TB of total drives take over a day. Nice that I can at least shut down my other computers in the meantime.

[@SB-yx4ep]

Great tutorial. Thanks. Do you have a video on how to sync a Google account with this NAS?

[@MK-Creator]

Thank you so much. I currently don’t… I’ll consider to make one. I’m not using google anymore while moved to Proton nowadays…

[@SB-yx4ep]

@@MK-Creator thanks. Found another and it's very simple. No need to make a vid on this.

[@rinkydhar7908]

Really appreciable video

[@MK-Creator]

😃👍🏼

[@rinkydhar7908]

@@MK-Creator Hi Could you brief what are the features need to enable if we want to use NAS for CCTV data storage

[@notdukko4123]

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.

[@where_da_go]

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

[@user-sk4gj3ji3o]

Excellent review

[@MK-Creator]

🤩🙏

[@ErikFrits]

Awesome guide. Why do we need exFat app ?

[@MK-Creator]

Thanks 😊 you can read about that here: www.synology.com/en-global/dsm/packages/exFAT-Free

[@eddu4361]

Are these physical disks or SSDs?

[@MK-Creator]

Those are mechanical disks

[@krishnakanthcake]

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]

Yes

[@krishnakanthcake]

@@michaelpearson9 thanks for the response

[@seymur44]

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

[@MK-Creator]

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

[@ciello77]

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

[@MK-Creator]

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

[@paulhoward979]

Great vid 👍 thanks 🙏

[@MK-Creator]

Thank you Paul! Welcome back many more times 😃👍

[@paulhoward979]

👍👍😂

[@paulhoward979]

👍👍👍

[@briane.2778]

Great Vid!

[@josephwright7925]

Top man Cheers ❤

[@MK-Creator]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qau0haJ9rt11j7M 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

[@riezalyncacapit1502]

What use operating system?

[@MK-Creator]

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

[@riezalyncacapit1502]

Ok thanks sir

[@czinck6397]

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]

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

[@talsstudio2939]

The problem With Synology is the technical support one of the worst I ever experience now I'm afraid should I use this drive because if I ever need a tech-support and I'm not gonna find it on KZbin, I have no where to go should I just return the unit and buy something else because I don't trust Synology

[@Sawta]

It's not a bad video, but you had us install Hyper Backup without explaining how to set it up.

[@user-te8yp9zq2k]

am I the only one to notice this? 7:21 it says "Estimated capacity" is 11165 GB! LOL - that should be MB

[@MK-Creator]

Internet is actually stored on my NAS 😂

[@666dualsport]

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

[@MrSeanyGee]

@@666dualsport if you have the funds, it's a worthwhile investment for redundancy alone.

[@ericmindyc]

this does not take 15 mins. i had to do this in multiple sittings.

[@MK-Creator]

It’s all individual I guess :)

[@gnexustanglapyan]

RAID is not backup

[@MK-Creator]

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.

[@jesusgjchuza6491]

🤝🤝

[@7ilibin]

What is the OS you are using ? @MK - Creator

[@peryMimon]

Thanks!

[@MK-Creator]

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