Google Drive is great for storing files in the cloud, accessing them when needed, and collaborating with a team. However, the internet isn’t always reliable and can cause issues when accessing files. In such cases, you need an offline solution, and Synology may have the best options. Synology has awesome NAS enclosures. Its accompanying software, Synology Drive, packs goodies similar to Google Drive while adding an extra layer of privacy.

Businesses and individuals can benefit from the perks Synology Drive brings. Here’s everything you need to know about setting up Synology Drive as a Google Drive alternative.

  • RiQuY
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    1610 months ago

    Note that there is also other alternatives like QNAP.

    And if you want open-source alternatives you can always use a VPN to connect to your home network with a NAS self-hosted deploy like OpenMediaVault or True-NAS.

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        810 months ago

        One thing I’d say about Synology (and pretty much every other NAS “product”) is that they have been targets for ransomware lockers. I had this happen with a Terramaster NAS I had and found that they pretty much universally have had users that experienced data loss due to these devices poor security (and communication around important security updates).

        I went with my own machine with Unraid after that, but TrueNAS is also a good solution that receives regular updates.

    • @[email protected]
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      1010 months ago

      I would not trust QNAP they had a lot very serious security issues in the past and have read only bad reviews about them.

      • RiQuY
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        10 months ago

        I bought a QNAP NAS and installed a nvme drive with openmediavault and upgraded the RAM, to my knowledge, Synology hardware doesn’t offer an easy way to do these changes.

        In the end all I needed was a NAS box with a CPU capable of transcoding and this was the cheapest/easiest option.

        I’m using 0 software from QNAP.

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            110 months ago

            24/7 and I did the change 3 months ago, the power consumption is low because I only have running a Jellyfin with 2HDDs and the processor is a celeron with low power consumption. No reason not to do it.

    • Sem
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      710 months ago

      As open source replacement of google drive I would prefer to use Nextcloud

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        10 months ago

        Nextcloud is just a tool, it needs to be selfhosted or deployed in a VPS, in the end you need some hardware to deploy it.

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          210 months ago

          There are also Nextcloud providers that will manage and host your NC instance.

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      110 months ago

      Would you happen to know of any good reading material to get a VPN set up to my home? I have OMV set up on a Pi, and Pi-Hole set up on another Pi. It’d be great to be able to access that stuff while I’m away.