TOP 6 Synology MISTAKES New Users Make

In this video I will be reviewing the top mistakes that I see new users making most often when they set up their Synology NAS.

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Links mentioned:
Setting up snapshots:    • The COMPLETE BTRFS Snapshot Guide  
Home/homes folders explained:    • Synology Home vs Homes Explained - Ne...  

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TOC:
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Mistake 6: Buying a NAS without enough bays
01:54 Mistake 5: Immutable snapshots or WORM before you are ready
05:39 Mistake 4: Not setting up BTRFS and snapshots
08:23 Mistake 3: Opening up ports to the internet
10:16 Mistake 2: Saving things in the homes folder
11:21 Mistake 1: Thinking RAID is a backup
12:50 Honorable mentions

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