G+_Jason Brown Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Hi, my name is Jason. I said Synology was overkill and a bunch of hype. Don't be like Jason. Oh my geez this thing is amazing. I was incredulous. But dayum. I'm loving the service ticket package you can install. Helps us keep the tasks around the house in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jeff Gros Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Plus one. "Don't be like Jason". Love it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Brown Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 I mean, they are cost prohibitive, don't get me wrong. And if you just want backups, a simple NAS might be fine. But this goes so far beyond a simple NAS. This thing is a server. I can't wait to test out virtualization, so I don't have to buy a new Pi every time I want to test some scripts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Brown Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 I almost bought another Buffalo. My old one was good, but I am starting to feel like I threw money in the trash. When one of the drives died, I decided to replace both of them. As soon as I did, the unit freaked out and stopped booting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Rud Dog Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 On the fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jeff Gros Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Something I don't like about synology. No linux package manager. This means you cannot easily install new software except through their app store. I had a hell of a time setting up my corporate git server. Support walked me through it though. Turns out its simple as long as you don't try to help too much through the command line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Tyger Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Jeff Gros the synology NASes and kin are specialized NASes. They aren't generic servers and shouldn't be treated as such. The reason synology only offically supports apps apart of their store is because they want applications that are tested on their distro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jeff Gros Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Ben Tyger Well, I know that now. But I didn't see anything to that effect on their website at the time. Back then, I figured, what's the big deal? It's a linux machine. I can do anything I want. Three grand later worth of equipment and...oops! Sorted it out, but it took some effort for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joel Pomales Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 I got mine about a month ago. I can't imagine now not having it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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