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Looking for an old version of Synology DSM?- Here is how to get them…

Synology announced on Jan 2023, that they were going to remove legacy versions of the DSMs from their download site starting from the 31st May, 2023. If you need those versions to upgrade your synology, the web archive made a copy of them and you can find it here: Web Archive If you found those files… Continue reading Looking for an old version of Synology DSM?- Here is how to get them…

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Schedule python scripts on your Synology

On a previous post I showed you how to install Python 3.9 and virtual environments on your Synology. On this post, we are going to learn how to schedule them! Upload python script to your virtual environment We finish our previous post with the creation of the virtual environment, now we need to add our… Continue reading Schedule python scripts on your Synology

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Install and use Python 3.9 in your Synology

One of the advantages of installing python in your Synology is that you can write and schedule python scripts. In this post I will show you how to get python 3.9 running, but in a future post I will show you how to schedule it. Enable Home for all users First, lets enable home for… Continue reading Install and use Python 3.9 in your Synology

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How to get a Synology free site-to-site VPN licenses!

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Synology is offering free VPN Plus licenses to all Synology Router users in an effort to support businesses with employees working from home. This special offer ends on September 30, 2020 (PDT). What is site-to-site VPN? For companies with branch offices in multiple locations, or in cases where you… Continue reading How to get a Synology free site-to-site VPN licenses!

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Protect your data with Synology Data Scrubbing

What is data scrubbing? First of all, what is data scrubbing? Data scrubbing is a data maintenance feature that inspects storage pools looking for corrupt data and repairing it. Still a bit unclear right? Let me show you with an example. You go into your synology to retrieve one of your summer pics and while… Continue reading Protect your data with Synology Data Scrubbing

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Protect your NAS from ransomware like eCh0raix

2019-07-27 update: It is happening on the synologies too right now. Follow the guide below to protect yourself from the attack! Have you heard the news? A new ransomware is alive and kicking and is targeting all QNAPs it can find on it’s path. Yes, I know, this is a synology blog and the ransomware… Continue reading Protect your NAS from ransomware like eCh0raix

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Synology 2019 Configuration Guide Part 5: Move/ Copy files to your NAS

Now that you have some basic security settings on, let’s start moving some files. But before we get started, if you are still thinking about which synology to buy, check this guide instead: Synology 2019 Buying Guide, but if you are the happy owner of a new Synology, here is a guide on how to configure your… Continue reading Synology 2019 Configuration Guide Part 5: Move/ Copy files to your NAS