Private Cloud and Home Server with Synology NAS

Store and share music, photos, videos, and documents centrally. Manage users, create backups, and protect data from unauthorized access. Advanced topics include configuring firewalls and VPNs, setting up a web server, and using Nextcloud and Docker. Numerous step-by-step guides and valuable practical tips are provided.

With this book, you will learn everything you need to customize your Synology NAS to meet your personal needs and fully exploit the potential of your device. The author offers numerous practical tips to help you centrally back up and effectively manage all your files, such as music, videos, and photos. Andreas Hofmann introduces the various NAS models so that you know which one is best suited for you. He explains in easily understandable steps how to set up your NAS and configure it with the DiskStation Manager (DSM 7).

Using simple step-by-step instructions, he shows you how to optimally set up your NAS as a private cloud and home server: back up, manage, and share files with others, manage users, set up remote access, create automatic backups, and share office documents and multimedia files for playback on Smart TVs and other devices. For those who want to get even more out of their Synology NAS, the author delves into advanced topics such as data security and monitoring and optimizing operations, demonstrating configuration beyond the graphical user interface for setting up your own web server and the popular cloud solution Nextcloud.

Contents include: purchasing advice and setup, detailed DiskStation Manager (DSM), centrally managing files with File Station, RAID configuration and automatic backups, file sharing and remote access via app, FTP, and more, data security, virus protection, and firewall, organizing photos.