Selfhosted

It’s like they don’t understand their demographic.

Actually perfect timing (for me, it's all in all terrible)... I was about to buy myself a NAS and struggled to figure out which to get, and this removes at least one option.

That would be my exit sign

I had Synology for a second but built my own server, went UnRAID, and never looked back.

That's a massive shot in the foot.

As a Synology owner, I already had enough - they have arbitrarily cut customer support to sanctioned jurisdictions, leaving me without the support they promised and I expected when paying for a device.

Next one will definitely be built from the ground up.

Yeah I expected that this would happen. They already did this with RAM. They just rebrand RAM, sell it for a way higher price and add a check. When they brought their own branded HDDs, I knew they will pull of the same scam.

Building an own server isn't that more expensive and you don't have to deal with the whole lockout with Synology. For example I had quite the issue to access hardware. I wasn't able to get Home Assistant running on my NAS. The issue was my Zigbee USB Stick. I got it running to the point where I was able to send commands (e.g. turn on or off lights) but the status didn't came back. I threw it on my Pi3 (now Pi5) and zero issues.

The next NAS is self build. Probably Proxmox as base, with truenas or so as main server and the rest depends on what I might need.

Damn it I already own own one. I guess I funded this cunt corporate move

Such a silly move. Like shooting yourself in the foot to sell more bullets

I have a synology I bought 3rd party ram (not synology) and it works fine. Same with drives just bought some seagate drives. Probably going to upgrade from a 4 bay to a 12 and I don’t see compatibility of ram being an issue. I just don’t feel like building a whole racked system I just want to plug and play and forget. As of now tho only thing I lose is warranty cause I’m using not “certified” ram and drives.

The enshittification/rent seeking continues. Nothing is sacred.

Synology is like Ubiquity in the self-hosted community: sure it's self-hosted, but it's definitely not yours. End of the day you get to deal with their decisions.

Terramaster lets you run your own OS on their machine. That's basically what a homelabber wants: a good chassis and components. I couldn't see a reason to buy a Synology after Terramaster and Ugreen started ramping out their product lines which let you run whatever OS you wanted. Synology at this point is for people who either don't know what they're doing or want to remain hands-off with storage management (which is valid; you don't want to do more work when you get home for work). Unfortunately, such customers are now out in the lurch, so TrueNAS or trust some other company to hold your data safe.

I own a Synology NAS. It’ll be the first and last one I buy. When I need an upgrade I’ll go back to building my own again.

Well, I had been considering one, but I guess not

I get why they do this sort of thing but it didn't stop us re-adding video station and h265 support back into our Synos.

Someone already made a script to overwrite the existing compatible drive checker so someone will write a new script to fix the new one.

https://github.com/007revad/Synology_HDD_db

https://github.com/007revad/Video_Station_for_DSM_722

I remember arguing with some nerd that this overpriced shit was not fucking worth it and my build based on old server parts I got from a local computer recycler was infinitely superior in every way

I wish I saved that post so I could reply with this link. I feel so validated. Never trust companies. It’s why I say you should never fuck with plex, even if it is a bit easier to deploy than Jellyfin.

Hi. I’d like the word “pro-sumer” banned. In perpetuity.

For me at least I never considered a synology nas it seemed like the apple of home servers. Especially when I enjoy building machines anyway there was no point. Although I can definitely see the appeal for some people.

I wonder if there are more open solutions that don't require building a machine from scratch.

Welp, guess I definitely won't be buying synology again in the future. I was planning to transition to a rackmounted NAS at some point and synology is overpriced in that category anyway but this puts the final nail in for me.

It's a shame because I quite liked the simplicity of their UI.

Lmao what is Synology smoking. I have used their hardware in the past, now I'm so glad that I chose a Nextcloud setup for my home storage solution.

Also why does the nonsense reasoning for these limitations always include "security". That's a rhetorical question btw, I know they are just making shit up.

This comment by Frodo Douchebaggins in the Ars Technica comments sums up my newfound disrespect for Synology pretty well:

Suck a turd, you enshittifying sons of bitches.

i was considering these devices for my home media set up, now im just building my own NAS with some old parts i had laying around and using open source software.

fuck this shit.

Died 1990s, born 2025 - welcome back Mac hard drive firmware lockdowns

Critical Synology Vulnerability Let Attackers Remote Execute Arbitrary Code

Just build your own. It's easy. Move on.

They should be careful, they're just selling small form factor computers with removable drive bays. Standing up and unraid or a true Naz isn't all that difficult. And then there's plenty of competition out there ready and willing to eat their lunch.

Is the main appeal of prebuilt NAS cases the aesthetics and the reduction of DIY concerns?

Because they seem to me like overpriced and underpowered computers. Most tech-oriented folks I know have more powerful PCs in a closet somewhere that they could easily convert into a NAS

Edit: some very thoughtful responses thanks y'all! I definitely see the appeal for people who just need something that doesn't need tinkering or care significantly about power draw and noise.

This will not end well for them.

Fuuuck that

I was looking at simple 2 bay home NAS and Synology was - quite logically - one of the contenders. Now I'm glad I ordered differently. Went with Asustor AS5402, which might be not as polished package as a Synology option, but they're very open about it and say it's just regular PC so you can instal e.g. TrueNAS if you want. This openness convinced me.

I'm not saying that they won't do this, but so far their actual actions have ended up pretty decent. I've had 3 Synology devices over the last 12(?) years, and while they are not perfect, they have been very good at delivering what they promised over the long haul. All of them still work fine. Even the old guy delivers.