r/synologynas

Any way to add an external NAS drive to the Synology Drive Client DESTINATION?
It only syncs and backups on the internal NAS drive, but i'd like to setup an external NAS USB drive.

hi there,

i want to get the advantage of the 2.5g port on my synology to transferee files faster, but the only adapter i have on my pc i connected the internet cable into it, how can i connect my synology and internet cable directly to my pc.

My NAS is not not supported by Synology. Which newer device would you all recommend? THe DS925+ seems ultra expensive to me.

What's your view on Asus units?

Hi everyone,

As the title says, I'm looking for advice on what unit to purchase to replace my old Synology NAS with a new LLM-capable unit.

From what I've seen so far, the only feasible solution would be to buy a Mac Mini and attach it to an external disk array to get at least something usable. If this is the case, what products or devices would you suggest I buy?

Has anybody ever had any kind of a similar experience?

Thank you.

Hello

 

I recently purchased a Synology DS425+ NAS.

 

I have two questions about it.

1. I’ve heard that you can also create the RAID via Synology. And that you can expand the RAID level while the system is running, so you don’t have to install all the hard drives right away.

For example: Start with just 2 hard drives in RAID 1. When the drives are full, connect a 3rd hard drive and switch to RAID 5. Later, if more storage space is needed, you could then expand to 4 hard drives. At that point, you could stay with RAID 5 or switch to RAID 6. Is that correct?

The advantage would be that you only have to install as many hard drives as you’re actually using for storage. And that would also save on electricity.

2. As far as I know, you should try not to install hard drives with the same production dates. For example, you should order from different stores to get as varied production dates as possible.

That’s what I did. Unfortunately, I realized that Amazon and eBay all shipped hard drives from the same other seller. So now I only have 4 hard drives, 3 of which are from the same seller. As for the date, all the hard drives are from May 2025.

Do you think this is a problem? Or does it not matter that much, since even if I ordered from different stores, the hard drives would still have similar production dates?

If I’m going to use the drives one by one anyway (see Question 1), then it shouldn’t be a problem, right? What do you think is better? Should I have the hard drives in stock now for future use, or should I get them later when needed, which might result in drives with different production dates?

 

I’d love to hear your opinions and experiences.

 

Best regards, Marc

SOLVED

Solution:

Add these lines to "~/.profile":

if [  "$SHELL" == "/bin/sh" -a -x /bin/bash ]; then
    export SHELL=/bin/bash
    exec /bin/bash --login
fi

if [ "$BASH" ] ; then source ~/.bashrc ; fi

Create file "~/.bashrc" if it doesn't exist

Add these lines to "~/.bashrc":

HISTFILE=~/.bash_history

Run commands:

source ~/.bashrc
source ~/.profile

Restart NAS

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Hello. I'm using a Synology NAS, and I'm trying to make it so my bash commands history stays there even after restarts or updates. Currently, the bash commands history gets cleared when the system restarts.

I read that running "bash --login" can create the ".bashrc" and ".bash_history" files, so I ran it on the NAS via SSH with my user, but it didn't create the files.

When I run "echo $HISTFILE", it returns "/var/tmp/.bash_history", but running "ls -ap /var/tmp/" doesn't show a ".bash_history" anywhere in that directory. Plus, the "/var/tmp/" directory gets cleared everytime the system restarts, so if it actually is there somehow, then it's a bad place for it to be anyway.

I also read that "/etc.defaults/" has a ".bashrc_profile" file that stays there even after the system restarts and updates, although I'm not sure how I'm supposed to use that info at the moment.

How do I create the ".bashrc" and ".bash_history" files, and have them stay on the system after restarting and updating?

I keep getting different answers :( . I know Synology pulled a stupid when it required their own hard drives. But then I heard/read they walked that back. So do they or don't they require their own drives? And if not, on which models? Because on Amazon several models still have a heads up on the screen that it requires synology drives. HELP!!!!!!!