[akho]

I own a Synology NAS, and now believe that it would have been easier to just set up a computer for the tasks I use it for. There are just too many cases where the solution is to use a container (and the clumsy web interfaces for reverse proxying &c), and if I end up SSHing into it too much, I prefer to have a more controllable environment.

It does fit some workflows very well though, you just have to assess if your needs over the next few years fit their business intentions.

[avsteele]

Synology has an app which will automatically back up your photos to the NAS/server (only when on WiFi). I haven't been able to find an alternative to this on Android, have you? (photosync looks good but seems to only work for iOS last I checked).

[akho]

As I said, I do use Synology :) And iOS. So maybe not the best person to answer.

Nevertheless, Nextcloud keeps offering to sync my photos, and I think it also does that on Android.

[lostlogin]

You may be able to run a VM on your Synology via their app.

I run a Mac VM on mine but via iscsi as the actual VM host hasn’t enough storage to hold my library.

[akho]

Yes. Containers are also fine. Synology’s added value disappears if that’s your primary mode of usage.