DiskStation DS918+

Synology

DiskStation DS918+

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Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet

wont be enough, the sales are not only plummeting because of the HDD debacle but also because their new systems simply suck, they are still using old CPUs without an iGPU so no hardware transcoding which is a huge downgrade to the previous models. the best Synology model a home user can buy is a use

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Pixelplanet5 in r/LinusTechTips

October 8, 2025 6:55 PM

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Is it worth it to migrate from Synology photos to Immich?

I used Synology Photos on my DS918+ NAS for multiple years, and switched to Immich about 1 year go. It's a much better platform, the web and the mobile apps. Synology Photos, by comparison, it's more basic and less flexible, and like all the other apps from Synology its development is stale. I like

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Secure_War_2947 in r/selfhosted

March 20, 2026 7:01 PM

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I need a Plex overhaul

This ^^^ I moved Plex Media Server from a DS918+ to an i5-10500 Ubuntu PC a couple years ago. Best move ever. No problem transcoding, burning subtitles, etc. It is a bare metal installation, no 20+ containers. Just Plex Media Server and Tautulli via Snap. Plenty of headroom should I want to add anyt

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KuryakinOne in r/PleX

May 14, 2025 1:23 AM

8

Server & Nas. To split or not to split

It depends on your goals. If you value the simplicity of a single device that does "everything", the ease of cable management, fast response times between services, etc, stay with one box. If you value the freedom to do "whatever you like, regardless of vendor", splitting them up might be a good ide

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8fingerlouie in r/HomeServer

January 15, 2026 1:32 PM

2

Ich baue mir nun ein NAS und einen MiniPC und verlasse iCloud Fotos

Ich bin jetzt bei knapp 1,8TB und ca. 80k an Objekten. Synology Fotos ist nicht gut, vor allem nicht beim Syncen. Parachute ist super beim Backup der iCloud Library. Meine ersten Versuche auf einem rpi5 mit Immich waren trotz lokaler ssd bei der Datenmenge richtig schlecht, die mobile App hat sich i

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Upstairs_Passion_345 in r/de_EDV

January 26, 2026 8:20 AM

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Had no idea how small the Ugreen UPS was. 🤯

Yeah agree depending could be quite different run times.. But would be nice if they put up a curve on load, I mean I doubt the nas is going to draw 120W if its not really doing anything, etc. So from my napkin math should be able to get at least 20 minutes out of it I would think.. Not exactly sure

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mrbudman in r/UgreenNASync

April 14, 2026 11:03 PM

2

Photos overall storage solution with backups

Be careful with the performance of the DS918+. I have one, in addition to a DS1521+ and DS1621xs+. The 1621 is about four times as fast as the 918. But still not nearly as good is my setup where I have Immich running on a Minipc and the Synology NAS is just to host the storage. My Minisforum MS-01 i

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purepersistence in r/immich

January 29, 2026 12:51 PM

2

VINIPLAY - Self hosted IPTV webplayer

What hardware are you self hosting on ? I deployed in a container on my Synology NAS DS918+. It cannot play any stream, no matter what options I choose in the settings. Just a bunch of ffmpeg errors.

cuntywunty69 in r/selfhosted

October 8, 2025 3:09 AM

2

Would you have paid and been happy?

Surprised im still in this sub tbh Paid for PlexLifetime back when it was $60, but moved off to JellyFin when I was getting transcoding issues on my Synology DS918 .. I just don’t get any errors with JF

jezarnold in r/PleX

May 20, 2026 8:19 AM

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What did Synology users learn moving to Ugreen?

I have a Synology DS918+ and switched to two Ugreen DXP6800 Pros. Will never go back to Synology. I never even booted into the ugreen OS. I took the stock SSD out and replaced it with a 1TB Inland SSD and booted up Unraid. I think I'm in the minority but I hated the Synology software. The Unraid see

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spamjunk150 in r/UgreenNASync

December 22, 2025 6:18 PM

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