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5 Things You Didn’t Know Your Synology Could Do: Turn Your NAS into a SERVER
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Setting up a DNS server:
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Reverse proxy:
Hosting a website:
Virtual DSM:
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TOC:
00:00 Introduction
00:58 1: DNS Server
09:16 2: LDAP or Synology Directory Server
16:06 3: Reverse proxy
21:46 4: Setting up a website
24:56 5: Running DSM virtually
27:23 Conclusion
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so this is a little like rocket science to me, with a step by step guide i would never be able to do this. is the DNS server basically replacing cloudflare tunnels with the nas?
The Synology DNS server is rather rudimentary; there are better DNS servers (Technitium, unbound, …) with which you actually have a DNS server that also resolves (root zone), and doesn't just forward like Google or Cloudflare.
So.. which nas can run dns but also do plex transcoding nicely?
Currently have a 2 bay model but i want to upgrade to minimal 5 bays (if any nas can do both options i want)
All this stuff, was so IT, most from the same concept (hosting/open ports to internet). What other things can we look for as casual/domestic users?
so handsome today..and my Synology Guru..I set up everything using your videos. Thank you so much for these instructions and tips..as always.
These are awesome things, and I’ve been trying to figure out how to set up my domain to my NAS so this is great. I have a DS 723+ and a DX 517 connected to it. Using that same configuration could I treat the DX as a separate NAS for the server back up that you were referring to? Finally, can you use other DBMS environments like Oracle or SQL Server?
I would like a video where u go though running a bitcoin node on a synology. ty
Super useful info! There's a lot of ground to cover with sub domains and correct routing. If you setup the login access subdomains rather than using dns server, I'm guessing you'd have to reconfigure all this? My router just forwards 80, 443 and 5001 to my NAS and then I use the login portal reverse proxy. Love to see an extensive setup in order.. LAN access with SSL, WAN/DDNS with wildcard cert, then dns server, then AD. I'm using mostly docker/container manager and portainer installs so its a little easier to update but I'm still a bit behind on routing correctly. Thanks Rex!
For anyone wishing to set up a real Active Directory deployment, you can download an evaluation copy of Windows Server directly from Microsoft. The eval runs for 180 days and can be reactivated (rearmed) additional times up to about two years, at which time you'll need to replace the server with another instance. There's no substitute for "real" AD and Windows Server comes with dozens of other roles and functions as well, including DNS, DHCP, file sharing, virtual applications and virtual desktops, the Hyper-V hypervisor, IIS, ftp, and much, much more.
Do the Seagate Ironwolf Pro drives work with the Synology 1522+? I see you recommend them, but they're not on the compatibility list that Synology has. It looks like the Ironwolf drives are, but not the Ironwolf Pro drives.
This is awesome information, although I can't for the life of me understand why anybody would want to run a local DNS server unless they were managing a network with over 100 users on it or unless they're doing a lot of unusual things with local DNS. Otherwise, most business-grade routers are more than up to the task of handling local DNS. (Disclosure: I don't have any clients with more than 25 full-time office users.) Related to this, DNS mirroring isn't the reason for having two or more Windows domain controllers. The reason you want to have two or more Windows domain controllers is because if your one and only Active Directory server goes offline users can't log in and folders shared via Active Directory become unavailable. DNS figures into that because Active Directory requires your domain controller to be a DNS host in order to work properly. So, the only clients I have who are running local DNS on anything other than their routers are the ones with Windows domain controllers, and that's really only to support the domain controllers. I am really thrilled to learn that a Synology NAS can also be an Active Directory server, because that's less expensive than buying and maintaining two Windows servers.
Thank you for all of your videos. I've learned A LOT about my synology nas from you.
I have two plus models because I didn't plan well enough with my first. I might turn one of them into a DNS server and the other into a web server.
Thanks!
AND you can connect a QNAP to the Synology’s directory server. When you make a change to a user or computer in AD on the Synology, the QNAP’s directory server instantly picks it up. If either the Synology or QNAP is unavailable, the other domain controller takes over with the directory information. Pretty cool.
You should have two of crucial infrastructure servers: two directory servers, two DNS servers, two mail servers. You can always run them in VMs if that works better for you.
the dns video link is missing?
Agreed. Reverse proxy is a great way of accessing your NAS' different services, docker containers etc., paired with e.g. a LE wildcard cert and Synology domain, and thus minimizing the ports exposed to the internet. A much more flexible way when dealing with multiple external users, than say a VPN.
Several of these features won't work on two of my devices, would love a video showing which features are available on which Synology NAS devices… this information is painfully hard to find on synology's site
Nice to know there is SO much I don't know. This post helps me learn that there is much to learn and that Synology makes it as "easy" as a difficult process can be. Thank you for all you do.
Alternatively boys, use Jumpcloud or Google (yes google can become a device management tool and provide authentication). However if your doing ultra basic stuff and not doing serious stuff (like integrating Azure) then sure this works. Synology did an excellent job on it. But it’s not going to be used in a modern business environment. I would suggest 50 users or less being max of your value for this.
Also incorrect you don’t need 2000 and 4000 for a single server license that’s misinformation sir
One thing boys in a windows environment highly unlikely you should do this if your running Active Directory with dns required if you want it to work properly
Decent for home use but overpriced in some cases
My DS 720+ is good. I run Plex witch streams all my local TV home security system that records 24/7. It doesn’t seem to lag very much.
Don't try this at home. Or watch your home burn with this joke of a CPU that barely handles it's GUI. This box is a stellar example how to cut costs while overpricing to the moon. They put Apple to shame.
Not with my DS1621+ and its Rzyen 1500B SoC surprising weak for even a basic VM but it will accell at being a backup location for my DIY Nas with a intel 7980Xe delidded and direct die cooled and oced to 4.8Hhz across 18cores it doesnt sip power but it works really really well even beats out a Epyc CPU in the workloads i pkace on it.