**Introducing Our New Synology NAS Setup**

Hey guys, this is Austin. We've been doing some major server upgrades here at the office. First steps towards that, of course, we did the Storinator project a little while ago, but Synology reached out and they wanted to sponsor a little something special.

**Meet the DS1019+**

Yeah, so this is their DS1019+. For something like this, because it's easy to actually configure this to have online access for. You want to throw things like finished video files, thumbnails. Like stuff that you know, is crucial for us uploading onto YouTube, but say if something goes wrong and we're not in the office, we can actually access this from anywhere and grab those files and do what we have to do.

**Remote Access**

We've got remote access set up where my iPad is on LTE and I can see the console where you can control everything. It's the same screen that he has up here. It's impressive that it works pretty well on iOS.

**Easy File Management**

And then also what I can do is they have an app that's kind of simplified where you can just see the straight-up folders and files. That's much easier when you're on iOS because with that, you can just, like say, download the file or transfer. Throw it wherever you want, right?

**Play Files Directly**

And I can say from my side when I'm actually on the local network, it plays basically immediately. So I think the main idea here is that you can use this for a ton of different aspects.

**Our Plan for This NAS**

For us, I think we're going to be downloading videos while we're on the go and when we're actually at the office or whatever, we can very easily use the local network to throw files back and forth to it. You can also very easily use this for backups.

**Expandable Storage**

One of the nice things is that because you're getting as many drives as you can fit into the bays, you can also expand the storage because it does take advantage of RAID by default.

**Why This NAS is Better**

Unlike our very expensive server solution, this is a much better setup for what we're actually going to be doing with it, which, of course, is pulling down files while we're on the go no matter where we are. Now, of course, if you want 100TB, this is probably not the unit for you.

**Giveaway Time!**

We do have a giveaway! It's not this exact one but we do have a DS218+ which is their two-bay system and Seagate is throwing in two 2TB drives, so that's 4TB total of storage.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey guys, this is Austin.We have been doing somemajor server upgrades hereat the office.First steps towards that of course we didthe Storinator project a little while ago,but Synology reachedout and they wanted tosponsor a little something special.- Yeah, so this is their DS1019+.For something like this,because it's easy to actuallyconfigure this to have online access for.You want to throw things likefinished video files, thumbnails.Like stuff that, youknow, is crucial for usuploading onto YouTube,but say if something goes wrongand we're not in the office,we can actually access this from anywhereand grab those files anddo what we have to do.- So we've actually both usedSynology products in the past.I actually have one oftheir super secure onesthat's like fireproof andwaterproof at my house.I know you have...- The DS416Playand I use that more forjust media consumption.I have a Plex server running on it.I have all my music and movies.I'm not much of a network geek at all,but it was super easy for me to set up.- Yeah, these things arethe simplest that they get.So, with this one Synology haswe're able to do ishave all kinds of files,not just videos, but primarilythat's what we're goingto be using it for,available anywhereanytime as long as we havea decent Internet connection.The first thing thatyou actually need to dois get this set up.You've got it just plugged in here,but we don't have the drives in yet.- Seagate actually provided these for us.These are their IronWolf NAS drives.They gave us three 2TB drives.So the DS1019+ has five bays in itand right now we'reobviously using three drives.- This is just a test though.I do like these IronWolf drives,but with 2TB each, this is muchmore for a smaller project.Now, in theory, with five drivesyou can load this thing upwith probably 50TB or so if you getsome of those 10TB harddrives or something.- Yeah, if you reallywanted to and on top of thatif you want to have faster cache,on the bottom here, there are M.2 slotsso you can actually, youknow, put drives in therethat'll help speedthings up a little more.- So there are of course different waysof using the Synology NASso one of which is just overyour local network, right?So if you have everyoneplugged in via Ethernet,and we'll test that ina second that all works,but if you're out and aboutand you're wanting toconnect via WiFi or LTEor something it still does work,but when you have thoseSSDs it definitely does helpto speed things up when youdo have the cache set up.- Yeah, it's coolthat this is properlytool-less, too becauseit just makes it so easyto just hot swap theseif you really want to.- Yeah.- It's not super super foolproof,but there are plastic keysthat kind of lock the drives in place.So if you want like alight level of securityso no one just randomlysnatches your drives,you can just quickly lock them and...- Do you have aproblem with people randomlysnatching your drives?- It happens from time to time...No it doesn't.- Boom! We are up and running.So, it actually has abasically a full interfacethat you can use inside the browser.- To put it simply,a NAS is like an externalhard drive that's on your networkthat can be accessed by anyof the devices on the network.- Yeah, soright now I'm connectedvia Ethernet and all I need to dois literally just dragand drop a file in here.If I actually open up the cart one.Yeah, I mean, look we're at112 - 113 megabytes per second.So, if you want to get in,you can actually do a lot of thingsto really customize theway the software works,permissions, all that kind of stuff,but the main thing is that it'shidden behind your password, right?- Right.- So as long asyou don't give someoneyour username or password,they won't be able to getin and access your files.Of course, you don't have to set it upthe way that we are.If you just want to keepit on your local network,by all means, go ahead.But because the main purpose of this is sowe can pull our files down from anywhere,that is a huge advantage.You know the sort of the waywe're thinking about thisas a replacement forcloud services, right?- Right.- Because of course you could, say, uploadto any number of various cloud services,but now that you have topay for those monthly.Now, on top of that, youdon't really own your data.With this, we have full controlover whatever we want to do,change permissions,we can give specificpeople logins or whatever.We don't have to pay, youknow, $20 - $30 a monthfor whatever we needto actually keep saved.- Yeah, and the other thing, too, is that,I mean, we have 6TB in hereand if you actually price out,you know, how much thoseservices cost a monthand how much space you get,- Oh, yeah.It's expensive!- Especially when you loadit up with like 30 - 40TB,which is what this willprobably end up being,- Right.- This is going to be nice- So we actually havethe remote access set upwhere right now my iPad is on LTEand I can see the console whereyou can control everything.It's the same screen that he has up here.- It's impressive that itworks pretty well on iOS.- Yeah, and then also what I can do isthey have an app thatis kind of simplifiedwhere you can kind of just seethe straight up folders and files.- That's much easier whenyou're on iOS because with that,you can just, like say,download the file or transfer.Throw it wherever you want, right?- Right, and so what I can do is actuallyplay that same MysteryTech that he was playingand it'll actually openup automatically on VLCor even on its own app.You can choose which one.- And I can say from my sidewhen I'm actually on the local network,it plays basically immediately.So I think the main idea here isthat you can use this fora ton of different aspects.For us, I think we'regoing to be downloadingvideos while we're on the goand when we're actuallyat the office or whatever,we can very easily use the local networkto throw files back and forth to it.You can also very easilyuse this for backupsand on top of that,one of the nice things isthat because you're gettingas many drives as youcan fit into the bays,you can also expand the storagebecause it does takeadvantage of RAID by default.- Yeah, you canpretty much have one ofthe drives go down and replaceit and be totally fine.- You don't lose any data becausehard drives can die, you know,especially if you have them runningfor long periods of time.So it's nice to have some redundancybecause obviously no backup is as goodas a single failed hard drive.Nah man, that's not...That's not it.- I'm actually dealing with alot 1080 files not 4K files.- You didn't even download them.You can just stream them straight up.- This is streaming right now.This is not downloaded to my iPadand it's running off LTEand it looks pretty smooth.- So unlike our veryexpensive server solution,this is a much better setupfor what we're actuallygoing to be doing with it,which, of course, is pullingdown files while we'reon the go no matter where we are.Now, of course, if you want 100TB,this is probably not the unit for you,but if you're talking aboutlike ten, 15TB, twenty,in the normal realm of not 8K raw footagethat is being uploaded everyday,then this is very much a better solution.And, in fact, we actually haveone to give away, don't we?- We do!It's not this exact one,but we do have a...- That's ours.- Yeah, this one, this one's our baby.So it's the DS218+ whichis their two bay systemand Seagate is throwing in two 2TB drives,so that's 4TB total of storageand yeah, that should pretty much offerthe same amount of stuffthat's in here software-wise.Why are you laughing?- I like it when you do the giveaways.- Why?- It sounds so much more legit."With your two 2TB hard drives for free!"Just pay postage and shippingand handling directly to Ken Bolido.- No, they're actually doing that, too.- Okay, cool!I was waiting for your angle of just"Give me a little bit ofextra Mystery Tech money."- Oh, well I can alwaysuse Mystery Tech money.(Austin laughing)- So since Ken didn'tplan out the giveaway,we're going to make this very simple.All you do is go follow uson Twitter @austinnotduncanas well as @Synologyand just tweet what you want to doif you actually win the 218+.In two weeks, we'llrandomly choose a tweetand you'll be gifted with awonderful new Synology NAS.Did you do the Vanna White?You did do the Vanna White!Thank you very much!And of course if you guyswant to check out this guy,the link will be in thedescription and stay tuned.We're definitely goingto be doing a lot moreserver and networking fun videos soon.Does that sound fun?- Yeah.- That actually doesn't sound fun.- Well, 'cause you'regoing to be doing it.I'll just sit there and laughwhile you mess things up.