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The Synology End Game

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452 points amacbride | 1 comments | 29 Aug 25 06:37 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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exmadscientist ◴[29 Aug 25 09:49 UTC] No.45062103[source]▶
A big part of the appeal of Synology was that you could just forget about it. I have a little one in the corner that's just been sitting there serving files out over SMB for years now. It doesn't need to do anything more and I don't need to think about it.

A lot of the alternatives being proposed are not so easy to maintain. A full general purpose OS install doesn't really take care of itself. And I don't have (and don't want) a 19-inch rack at home. Ever.

So what's the set-up-and-forget-until-it-gets-kicked-over option?

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joshstrange ◴[29 Aug 25 10:00 UTC] No.45062180[source]▶
This.

I came to Synology after years of managing regular Linux (Debian) servers, then Unraid, and then Synology.

Synology was the most expensive thing I’ve used but I also _never_ think about it. The same could not be said for previous setups.

I want a stupid-easy NAS, plug-and-play, hotswapable bays. I’m not interested in having to shut down a tower and open it up to swap/add drives.

I have 2x12-bay Synology’s and I haven’t found an equivalent product yet (open to options).

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1. aidenn0 ◴[30 Aug 25 00:50 UTC] No.45070978[source]▶
They make hotswap bays that fit in 5.25" drive bays, and you can find NOS towers that have the necessary number of drive bays.

There are also 3d-printale cases where you buy a SATA backplane and screw it in.

It doesn't solve your software problem (though maybe TrueNAS might work?).