Walk me through this Synology wishlist...

[Buddy]

I'm after NAS setup that can do the following:

1. One large 14tb for daily editing, RAW images in lightroom and photoshop.
2. Auto mirror/back up of above
3. One large 14tb hardrive for family images/videos and 4k video. The family media will only take up a small amount of space.
4. Auto mirror/back-up of above.

Hardware trouble shooting:
1. Is the above possible at all ? Say from a 4 slot synology setup?
2. Which synology system would you recommend?
3. Which 14tb drives would you recommend?
4. I'm fairly certain (youtube), that editing directly off these hardrives should not be a problem via LAN for RAW images. However, what about 4k video - these will typically be short clips. Worst case scenario I use the cache in the Editing suite to overcome any throttling issues (data over LAN) or a use a burner folder on my PC NMVE as and when I need to edit a selected few clips.

Software troubleshooting:
1. With regards to the RAID options 1-10 , what one do I want?
2. What is the terminology really of what I'm after (will help with my googlefoo)?
3. Is this setup relatively easy to sort with the software supplied?


Budget - I'm open. I'd like to keep this under 1k. Do it right first time rather than having to upgrade or change again a second time.

Notes:
Cloud backup is not an option really right now. We are talking about terabytes of data on a 65/15 mb connection.

Thanks for all and any help. I will try to keep this updated with any progress.

 

[Buddy]

@Armageus thank you for the super detailed reply. You've given me food for thought.

Yes. Agree no point separating workflow vs family.

Interesting point about gigabyte LAN vs hardrive speed. I suppose I was looking at the easiest way to automate everything.

I could get a 14tb in the pc.


Then copy paste into simple RAID 1 setup (2 drive setup) once a week and leave separate from PC.

This whole process has made me realise how vulnerable my data is.

 

[Buddy]

@DomBruv - time. I wouldn't know where to begin and I'd like an easy setup.

 

[Buddy]

@Bubo thanks.

Re the ethernet. I've got a semi decent router, cat6 cable and a switch next to the pc off amazon. Not sure of that cuts it tbh.

I think like you and @Armageus suggested. Have a base drive on the system and back up on the NAS. Automate this process.

I've picked synology purely as a brand I've seen thrown around. Haven't done any more research than that.

Is the software they provide quite user friendly? Straight forward to setup some of these options?

 

[Buddy]

Problem with editing off the NAS is for the most part the consumer Synologys are still packing 1GbE which is just too slow for editing directly off the NAS.

I edit locally and then mirror it to my DS220+.

This seems the way forward.

Thanks for the advice from everyone.

What's the go-to reliable hardrives to get?

 

[Buddy]

WD Red Plus or Seagate IronWolf, whichever you can find at the better price for your chosen capacity.

Cheers

 

[Buddy]

Just an update to this thread.

I added an 8tb hardrive to my comp as I ran out of space.

Being offered a DS 218 for £150 from a mate.

Is there much difference between DS218 vs the various plus versions and 220 etc

I thought I'd stick x2 8tb hardrives in there, pool them as 16tb and split them as per my OG post as a raid 1. The data I need to backup currently sits across 2 hard-drives and totals 1.5tb.

Thoughts?

 

[Buddy]

Right , thread revive. Picked up a synology 220+ and x2 8tb nas drives.
Went through the visit and I've gone for SHR over Raid 1 to give me flexibility.

I've created some folders and dragging and dropping files over. So.... err... is that it?

Are these files mirrored or just copied one way? E.g. I re-edit a file on lightroom, does the catalogue updated on the NAS?
If I delete a file on the comp, does it delete it on the NAS?

 

[Buddy]

ok some googling.
I created team folder in Synology Drive - allowed permissions. Tested it with the folder I have copied over. Doesn't sync.
Then downloaded synology drive client - this asks for me to manually add all folders to sync (100s) and this seems completely ridiculous which means I am probably doing something wrong....

 

[Buddy]

Frustrating - after much googling and youtube.
I've created a sync drive. and thrown in some test folders.
Also went through all the permissions and user settings to make sure all legit.
Despite this, using a jpegs as test files - modifying/deleting or copying does nothing to the cloud version. So it's not syncing.

Any solutions?

 

[Buddy]

Thanks, having spent 700 quid I wanted to avoid 3rd party apps.

After uninstalling and re-installing with minor tweaks and finding some completely obscure options I got it working.

The software really is quite poor. Multiple different apps that should be one interface. Each app works differently with a different UI. Some basic options tucked away within tabs and tabs.