Did you know that Synology advises us to activate an option called “Memory Compression“? According to their official guide: You can enable Memory Compression to improve general system responsiveness under load by compressing the least recently used data in memory. When you have multiple applications running and the memory begins to fill up, the dynamic … Read more about Synology: Should I Use Memory Compression?
While I was quietly laying in my bed I took a look at my Synology NAS DS720+ and I realized that the green status LED was off. I did not understand the reason why the LED turned off by itself, but the first thing I did was connect to my DSM via a browser and, … Read more about Synology: Hibernation and HDD/SSD Lifespan
The concept of file transferring in computer networks is probably as old as email itself, if not older. There are many ways and protocols used for file transferring in Synology NAS and technologies have evolved over the last few years. One file transfer protocol, which became a standard since 16 April 1971, is FTP (File … Read more about Synology: Difference Between FTP and SFTP
The Domain Name System (DNS) protocol is an important part of the web’s infrastructure, serving as the Internet’s phone book: every time you visit a website, your computer performs a DNS lookup. Complex pages often require multiple DNS lookups before they start loading, so your computer, mobile phone, Synology NAS may be performing hundreds of … Read more about How to Set CloudFlare DNS on Your Synology Device
First of all you should never trust your ISP. For at least 99% of internet users: your ISP doesn’t care what you do, where you go, or what you use their connection for. You and I just aren’t that interesting. No one is watching you. No one is monitoring your online behavior. No one is … Read more about How to Set Google DNS on Your Synology Device
DSM 7 has undergone some changes and these changes are also reflected on the way you use FTP on your Synology NAS. Your Synology NAS unit can become a real FTP Server and you can even create different accounts for each individual user you want. FTP was very popular 10-15 years ago, and even today … Read more about Synology: How to Set Up FTP on DSM 7