Synology DS223J 2 Bay Desktop NAS, White

I get everything I need from this server. I primarily use it as an Emby server, but also for Surveillance Station, so my review will be based on those 2 things. For of all, it’s super simple to setup and get to the UI, which is also pretty user friendly. Installing apps is simple and setting up network shares is equally as simple. There’s advanced controls, like user rights, recycle bin functionality and that just scratches the surface, but again I didn’t need to take advantage too much of some of those. The Emby functionality is great and streaming anime from it is flawless. I last used a Mini PC which really struggled with decoding and made the experience terribly slow. I no longer have that issue (thankfully) as the server is pretty speedy - even for larger content. Surveillance Station was just as easy to setup with enough options for what I need. Allows me to backup my recordings instead of having to use Micro SD cards or Eufy’s cloud services, so I’m really pleased with that too. Overall, for the price I paid and the experience I’ve had - I’m thrilled. (Worth noting I bought some sound dampening feet to put it in a cabinet).

Haven’t had any problems with it. It’s perfect for home use as it isn’t very big but still has enough space to store all personal data to keep safe. Very quiet, it’s in my bedroom and I can’t hear it apart from sometimes it turns itself off and back on again. Very reliable and I can access all my data from anywhere in the world which is a plus. Easy web interface and fast speed transfer

excellent quality and easy to instal, my problem was actually setting up the system which is no fault of the product.

Out of the box the first thing you notice is the lack of robustness as it’s all plastic and it’s only a couple of screws in plastic to give the case any true strength and compared to my old NAS which is solid and made of metal I was a wary of howdoodit would be,additionally you can see that it definitely not made for hot swapping discs and have to pretty much disassemble to change a HDD. No information on setting up is supplied but I am beginning to find stuff on line and that true of many manufacturers today. It has a massive bunch of features and apps which for people who are not experts with networking is a bonus but the experts probably won’t use. All in all pretty good for the money for what it does but I did find the clause regarding the tech support only dealing with you if you fit their recommended list of HDDs which are mostly Synolgy branded drives with all the limitations involved ,so beware it may not workout as cheap as you think 🤔🤔

I bought it to manage files, I was storing files in cloud and wanted to move locally. I was using 2 cloud providers and never had a single issue. However Synology sync software refused to sync thousands of files. Browsing which ones is difficult and in most cases it is impossible to say why it didn't sync. I'm a software engineer, I found criteria for files to be synced on Synology website, I built a small script to check if my files fall under any of it and they don't. I then deleted sync and created from scratch. Different files were not synced. On third occasion it synced them all but then refused to add new files. That thing is a big mess and I wouldn't trust it. I raised it with support but didn't get any replies, support for the product doesn't exist. Synology Surveillance Station is difficult to setup (licensing checks) and 60% of my cameras are not working (despite being on compatibility list). Motion detection is the worst I've seen, often misses movement right in front of camera, it's very unreliable. Live remote cameras on iPhone take approx. minute-two to load (both on WiFi and mobile signal). To put this in perspective HIKVision takes <2 seconds. At this point I can't use it for literally anything and I think this product is literally useless.

I'm new into this type of software and devices but I can say that it was very easy to setup. I didn't took me too long to have my user created and have my NAS up and running, It was just a bit confusing to create additional users and give them the access I wanted them to have but nothing that reading a bit a watching videos wouldn't solve. overall, after a month and half of having my NAS I pretty much happy with it. it works perfectly and I can keep all my information back it up in one place.

Synology have been making NAS solutions for a very long time. I decided to replace my ageing 10 year old NAS with this Synology. I've not been disappointed. Plug in and follow the instructions. Load a few apps and take access to your data every where you go. You can also set all your mobile devices to backup to your NAS and therefore eleviating the worry of lost phone data. I keep all my data on my NAS and I opted for a mirror configuration. I also have a cloud backup of critical data and a USB backup drive for periodic data backup. I work in IT and see data loss on a weekly basis by people who have all their data on one location. It pays to have multiple copies.

I needed a new 2 Bay NAS to replace my old D-Link as no longer compatible with Apple Time Machine. This arrived yesterday and was up and running within 20 minutes using the my existing 2 x WD Red 3Tb disks. The DS Finder App was having trouble finalising the install, but going through a web browser worked perfectly. The web interface is easy to use and the Time Machine backup works flawlessly (once set up - see the Synology help site for instructions).

Bought this to be my off site backup for my existing DS423+. No issues so far with hyperbackup and the 2x18TB drives I added in. 5 star for this use case. This is NOT a device for using PLEX or heavy computations so please be aware of your use case if you plan to buy this for things like that. 2 star for this use case.

Ich war lange auf der Suche nach einem zentralen Medienspeicher für sämtliche Fotos von mir und meiner Frau sowie andere persönliche Dokumente. Nach langen Recherchen stand ich vor der Wahl zwischen Synology und der WD My Cloud. Da ein Freund von mir Letztere nutzt und den Zugriff von außerhalb als mangelhaft empfand, ist es die Synology Cloud geworden! Die Ersteinrichtung dauert einen Augenblick und setzt zumindest rudimentäre EDV und Netzwerk Kenntnisse voraus, aber nichts wo man sich nicht mit ein paar Googlesuchen reinfuchsen kann. Für unterwegs gibt es die Synology Drive App mit welcher man von überall auf die Dateien der Home Cloud zugreifen kann. Dies war auch die Grundvoraussetzung, da meine Frau wieder Speicherplatz auf ihrem Handy haben wollte, zeitgleich aber auf alte Bilder jederzeit zugreifen wollte. Das funktioniert mit dieser Lösung hervorragend. Da ich der Fotographiemuffel bin, konnte ich Freunden und Familie immer nur sehr selten Urlaubsbilder zeigen. Jetzt mit dem gemeinsamen Speicher funktioniert das ganz hervorragend! Das erste Mal alle Dateien hochladen ist zwar sehr zeitintensiv, aber sobald das erledigt ist, kann man eine ständige Synchronisierung aktivieren und hat alle seine Dateien immer gesichert.

Se me hizo super raro que viniera con un convertidor eléctrico de viaje, por lo menos lo incluyeron, pero trae enchufe tipo europeo, eso no me gustó por que hace más bulto

Le Synology DS223J NAS est une excellente option pour ceux qui cherchent à stocker leurs données de manière sécurisée et fiable. Son installation a été rapide et intuitive, grâce à l'interface utilisateur très bien pensée de Synology. Je l'ai configuré sans difficulté, et il a immédiatement commencé à fonctionner de manière fluide. Le boîtier en blanc est élégant et discret, idéal pour un bureau à la maison ou un petit bureau professionnel. La gestion des fichiers est ultra-simple, et l'accès distant via l'application Synology est un vrai plus. De plus, il offre une bonne vitesse de transfert de données, que ce soit pour des sauvegardes ou du streaming multimédia. Avec ses deux baies, il offre une excellente capacité de stockage et la possibilité de configurer des solutions RAID pour plus de sécurité. Si vous cherchez un NAS performant, fiable et facile à configurer, je recommande vivement ce modèle !

Very nice product. Good solutiions for the replacement of local Server. Data will be safe and secured.