Defragmentation, also known as “defrag” or “defragging”, is the process of reorganizing the data stored on your Synology NAS hard drive so that related pieces of data are put back together, all lined up in a continuous fashion. You could say that defragmentation is like cleaning house for your NAS – it picks up all … Read more about Synology: Speed up Your NAS by Defragging Your Hard Drives
The latest and greatest version of WordPress is WordPress 5.5 code name “Eckstine” and it’s in honor of jazz singer William Clarence Eckstine. This version is available for “download” from wordpress.org and not in the Synology Package Center. So, if you want to download and install WordPress 5.5 on your Synology NAS, you have to … Read more about Synology: WordPress 5.5
Do you usually connect to your Synology NAS using a local IP like 192.168.0.122:5000? Did you know you can actually connect to your NAS through your browser using yourNASname.local instead of a numeric local IP like 192.168.0.122:5000? What is hostname? A hostname is a Server Name label that is assigned to a Synology NAS connected … Read more about Synology: How to Set .local Hostname on Your NAS
Surely you have been advised in various Facebook or Reddit groups to change ports 5000 and 5001 on your Synology NAS for security reasons, so that hackers don’t know which are your Synology NAS entry ports. If you have set the firewall following my easy step by step guide and have chosen a strong password … Read more about How to Change Synology DSM ports 5000 and 5001
A few days ago I accidentally overwrote my previous SHA key in my computer and, when I tried to connect to my Synology NAS using ssh, I got this message below in my Terminal Client: @ WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED! @ IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING NASTY! Someone could be … Read more about WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED
Yes, you can use two synology.me DDNS services on two different NAS devices at home, but you need advanced networking knowledge and Port Triggering rules on your router. For example, if you have a DS718+ NAS and you bought the new DS720+ NAS, you can use a DDNS like (example1).synology.me on the DS718+ and a … Read more about Can I Use Two synology.me DDNS Services on Two Different NAS at Home?