How to use Synology Drive as a Google Drive alternative

Submitted ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Ninjazzon@infosec.pub⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.androidpolice.com/synology-as-a-google-drive-alternative/

Google Drive is great for storing files in the cloud, accessing them when needed, and collaborating with a team. However, the internet isn’t always reliable and can cause issues when accessing files. In such cases, you need an offline solution, and Synology may have the best options. Synology has awesome NAS enclosures. Its accompanying software, Synology Drive, packs goodies similar to Google Drive while adding an extra layer of privacy.

Businesses and individuals can benefit from the perks Synology Drive brings. Here’s everything you need to know about setting up Synology Drive as a Google Drive alternative.

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anansi@jlai.lu ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Not sure why you’d do that instead of running a docker of something not proprietary like NextCloud, especially since you can run dockers through DSM directly.

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RiQuY@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Note that there is also other alternatives like QNAP.

And if you want open-source alternatives you can always use a VPN to connect to your home network with a NAS self-hosted deploy like OpenMediaVault or True-NAS.

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- cosmic_slate@dmv.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
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  - stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    One thing I’d say about Synology (and pretty much every other NAS “product”) is that they have been targets for ransomware lockers. I had this happen with a Terramaster NAS I had and found that they pretty much universally have had users that experienced data loss due to these devices poor security (and communication around important security updates).
    
    I went with my own machine with Unraid after that, but TrueNAS is also a good solution that receives regular updates.
    
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- Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I would not trust QNAP they had a lot very serious security issues in the past and have read only bad reviews about them.
  
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  - RiQuY@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I bought a QNAP NAS and installed a nvme drive with openmediavault and upgraded the RAM, to my knowledge, Synology hardware doesn’t offer an easy way to do this changes. In the end all I needed was a NAS box with a CPU capable of transcoding and this was the cheapest/easiest option.
    
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  - tsonfeir@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Gotta lock down those photo backups of my cat. 💪
    
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- sem@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  As open source replacement of google drive I would prefer to use Nextcloud
  
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  - RiQuY@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Nextcloud just a tool, it needs to be selfhosted or deployed in a VPS in the end you need some hardware to deploy it.
    
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- Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Would you happen to know of any good reading material to get a VPN set up to my home? I have OMV set up on a Pi, and Pi-Hole set up on another Pi. It’d be great to be able to access that stuff while I’m away.
  
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  - RiQuY@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Check this: ameridroid.com/…/setting-up-openmediavault-remote…
    
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ihavenopeopleskills@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Google sometimes deplatforms people as well. Regardless of one's politics, one can't be positive it won't happen to them should the winds change.

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- Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  It doesn’t even have to be about politics. You can accidentally one of Google’s many tripwires and suddenly lose all access.
  
  Like the Terraria’s dev account got banned off YouTube and cut off everything else
  
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  - AzureRT@reddthat.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    No way, Terraria mentioned in the wild
    
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totallynotarobot@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Why are there so many comments engaging with this as though it’s a post by a human instead of an ad

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- KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Because the script remembered to swap accounts.
  
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chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Synology software is proprietary, I wouldn’t trust them that much. Better to buy a Raspeberry PI is to selfhost a NextCloud server

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- KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I trust them more than Google
  
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  - chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Indeed. Before I migrated all my files to M-Disc I used to encrypt them using PGP before uploading to the cloud. A good approach too
    
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knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
If I need something when I’m roaming about, my ssh bastion has the nas mounted.

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