My advice is to buy a NAS that has twice as many drive slots as you think you need. After I purchased a DS720+, I started digging out my blu ray disks and had to purchase a DS423+ and populate it with 16tb drives rather than 12tb drives. *Sigh*
Is Quickconnect limited by the firewall? Example, I set a specific IP rule for just my country, but then I send a Quickconnect link to someone in a different country. Will they be blocked?
Why is this so complicated? All I want is to set up a NAS for home use, connect to the NAS device without registering on the Internet. I connect the smartphone to the NAS, the app loads and registers as a device with access! And when I connect to the Internet somewhere abroad and use the application, I have direct communication with the NAS device. But I don't want their servers to check and store my passwords or files, since this is supposed to be my private cloud. Then you will tell me that it is necessary to register and pay for the web domain.
I have just used Synology Quick Connect and it just works and it's free. Although it is only for Synology's apps. But I only use their apps, so no problem here 🙂
@@kenneth_jensen And it allows you to connect to the NAS system if you turn off mobile data and internet, on your phone and at home, and only use the router as a connection point to the NAS system, without internet?
@@kenneth_jensen Thanks for the information. I seriously thought about buying a Raid card for my old computer to store my stuff in a safe way, and every time I researched the matter, NAS systems were suggested to me. The most attractive price is the WD cloud until you find out that saving and a lot of data on the disk is possible only through their servers. Thanks again.
@@matjazwalland903you don't need a RAID card. There is software RAID too and other mechanisms like zfs and btrfs. Think of your needs, how much storage do you need and how easy accessibility should be. Also remember to look at the power draw of a system.
He is talking about installing and running your own VPN on your own network. You would need a dynamic dns account as well, I use no-ip and wireguard server on my router. If you don't understand what I said, tailscale is likely what you want. I use my own VPN since I want to access more than just my NAS. It also lets my sister access my streaming accounts without them getting upset, and I can access my KVM.
I prefer setting up a wireguard vpn server on my router directly to access local network when away from home. Wireguard offers far better peformance compared to any other options.
The real issue with DDNS these days is not "static" vs. "dynamic" as such, but rather if you have a dedicated public IP(v4), which indeed can be either depending on ISP and/or paid/free options, and it's almost guaranteed that you don't have a public one per default, as you are likely behind a CGN because of IPv4 shortage. That means the DDNS option goes out the window anyway. In short get a public IP for best performance, as various relay options are pretty s**t. Also I find that reverse proxy is preferable for multiple users and flexibility over say VPN, while maybe less secure.
Thank you so much for this in depth series!
I use tailscale for all my stuff
Music to my ears!!!
I'll second that. So easy to setup.
Why use tailscale over vpn server? I'd rather not be relying on 3rd party server.
@@tama47_ it's easier
Me too , I removed openvpn and ddns . I’m using Tailscale 100% of the time.
Does Synology require ups that gives simulated sine wave power vs square wave from cheaper APC BE550
Has anyone tried tailscale on the Tmaster f2-212?
I am close to buy my first NAS, but hesitate so much between the Synology DS224+ and the Asustor Nimbustor 2 Gen2 AS5402T... Any advice?
My advice is to buy a NAS that has twice as many drive slots as you think you need. After I purchased a DS720+, I started digging out my blu ray disks and had to purchase a DS423+ and populate it with 16tb drives rather than 12tb drives. *Sigh*
@@john_in_phoenix Thank you for the advice !
Is Quickconnect limited by the firewall? Example, I set a specific IP rule for just my country, but then I send a Quickconnect link to someone in a different country. Will they be blocked?
Love to see ya repurposed Synology and Asustor EOL w new ITX mb ??
after setting up the DDNS, will I still be able to use it as a mapped drive as accessing it within a local network?
Anyone know the answer to this? I had planned to use 1 NAS as the main used drives, and the other back up
Could you also make such a video for QNAP? I think the last video on this topic for QNAP is already a few years old.
The same multi part setup series for QNAP is finished and publication starts next week
@@nascompares Great! I'm looking forward to it.
Why is this so complicated? All I want is to set up a NAS for home use, connect to the NAS device without registering on the Internet. I connect the smartphone to the NAS, the app loads and registers as a device with access! And when I connect to the Internet somewhere abroad and use the application, I have direct communication with the NAS device. But I don't want their servers to check and store my passwords or files, since this is supposed to be my private cloud. Then you will tell me that it is necessary to register and pay for the web domain.
I have just used Synology Quick Connect and it just works and it's free. Although it is only for Synology's apps. But I only use their apps, so no problem here 🙂
@@kenneth_jensen And it allows you to connect to the NAS system if you turn off mobile data and internet, on your phone and at home, and only use the router as a connection point to the NAS system, without internet?
😂@matjazwalland903 yes, Quick Connect first try local network, then public IP, then hole punch and last a relay service.
@@kenneth_jensen Thanks for the information. I seriously thought about buying a Raid card for my old computer to store my stuff in a safe way, and every time I researched the matter, NAS systems were suggested to me. The most attractive price is the WD cloud until you find out that saving and a lot of data on the disk is possible only through their servers. Thanks again.
@@matjazwalland903you don't need a RAID card. There is software RAID too and other mechanisms like zfs and btrfs.
Think of your needs, how much storage do you need and how easy accessibility should be.
Also remember to look at the power draw of a system.
is vpn free or paid services to be used ?
Thanks lots of great info. keep up good work
He is talking about installing and running your own VPN on your own network. You would need a dynamic dns account as well, I use no-ip and wireguard server on my router. If you don't understand what I said, tailscale is likely what you want. I use my own VPN since I want to access more than just my NAS. It also lets my sister access my streaming accounts without them getting upset, and I can access my KVM.
@@john_in_phoenix thanks
It's 2024....and not a word about IPV6! NAT is not a "firewall" And IPV4 should go away.
Manufacturers seem to forget about it. I had to go in and turn on IP v6 in a new TP-Link wifi 7 router. It wasn't on by default, go figure.
I prefer setting up a wireguard vpn server on my router directly to access local network when away from home. Wireguard offers far better peformance compared to any other options.
The real issue with DDNS these days is not "static" vs. "dynamic" as such, but rather if you have a dedicated public IP(v4), which indeed can be either depending on ISP and/or paid/free options, and it's almost guaranteed that you don't have a public one per default, as you are likely behind a CGN because of IPv4 shortage. That means the DDNS option goes out the window anyway. In short get a public IP for best performance, as various relay options are pretty s**t.
Also I find that reverse proxy is preferable for multiple users and flexibility over say VPN, while maybe less secure.
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