[Cialug] NAS + Cloud

[Dan Hockey]

Mine is a DS716+II 2 bay, It has the ability to add an expansion box to add
more drives. Most don't have that ability. The nice thing about Synology is
they provide automatic updates for the NAS and router.

On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 5:44 PM, Don Ellis <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Before digging too deep with Synology, check the normal offerings on the
> platform. Some features are available remotely (without adjusting the
> router), so what they need might work right out of the box.
>
> The Synology package is really clean and easy to set up and run. Probably
> will want the larger unit; the 2-bay system at MicroCenter doesn't have
> some of the capabilities of the larger ones. Again, check whether the
> features of the minimal system meet the client's needs.
>
> --Don
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 11:32 AM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 27 Nov 2016, Dan Hockey wrote:
> >
> > > Is this for a home made NAS or an off the shelf one? Certain Synology
> > > NAS'(X86 based models) have the ability to run docker VM's. The last
> > time I
> > > looked there was an OwnCloud VM in their repository.
> > >
> > That actually might make sense, .. thanks for the info!
> >
> >         Lee
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