Synology

Synology NAS Snapshot Replication: Sync Snapshots to a Synology NAS!

Today we are going to take a look at how you can set up snapshot replication on a Synology NAS!https://youtu.be/0i4dQiajlf8First, you’re going to need to make sure that you already configured Snapshots. You can learn how to do that here if you haven’t set that up already. Snapshots are something that everyone should be using, regardless of the situation. However, there is a limitation that you must be using the btrfs file system to use…

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April 29, 2021
Synology NAS Snapshot Replication: Sync Snapshots to a Synology NAS!
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Active Backup for Business: How to Backup a Windows PC to a Synology NAS

Today we are going to look at how you can back up and restore a Windows PC to a Synology NAS using Active Backup for Business. https://youtu.be/QLaFG_-XjVI First, this tutorial will be done in the DSM 7 beta. The options will be the same, though it might look a little different. I am trying to preemptively plan for the inventible release of DSM 7, and don’t want to continue producing tutorials using DSM 6 as…

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January 28, 2021
Active Backup for Business: How to Backup a Windows PC to a Synology NAS
Linux

Backup a Linux PC to a Synology NAS using Veeam!

In this tutorial, we are going to look at how you can use Veeam to backup a Linux PC to an SMB share. The SMB share will be hosted on a Synology NAS and after the backup is successful, we will look at restoring individual files/doing a bare-metal restore.https://youtu.be/Llv64rQkCucBefore we get started, if your destination is a Synology NAS (like mine is), you need to ensure that SMB3 is enabled.The tutorial below is for the…

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August 3, 2020
Backup a Linux PC to a Synology NAS using Veeam!
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Use Rsync to Restore Backed Up Files From a Synology NAS to a Linux PC!

In this tutorial, we will look at how to use Rsync to restore backed up files from a Synology NAS to a Linux PC.https://youtu.be/Xq0subKVZykNow…technically, you can substitute the source in this tutorial (Synology NAS) and replace it with any location you’d like, but following the trend of our last two tutorials, we will be restoring the files from a Synology NAS.Before we get started, I want to highlight exactly what Rsync is. Rsync is a…

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July 25, 2020
Use Rsync to Restore Backed Up Files From a Synology NAS to a Linux PC!
Linux / Synology / Xpenology

Use SSH Keys to Automatically Backup a Linux PC to a Synology NAS!

Today we are going to look at how you can use SSH keys and Cron to automatically back up a Linux PC to a Synology NAS.https://youtu.be/kvK3S3Wsx2MThe process will allow you to automatically authenticate from a Linux PC to a Synology NAS and schedule the job to run at the frequency of your choosing.If you aren’t sure how to back up a Linux PC to a Synology NAS using Rsync, check out our tutorial! Use SSH…

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July 23, 2020
Use SSH Keys to Automatically Backup a Linux PC to a Synology NAS!
Linux / Synology / Xpenology

Backup a Linux PC to a Synology NAS using Rsync!

In this tutorial, we will look at how you can backup a Linux PC to a Synology NAS using Rsync. https://youtu.be/wSGaG3AQV7o Rsync is a Linux tool that can be used to sync files from one location to another. After the initial Rsync job finishes, your future backups will be incremental (as opposed to full). For this reason, the initial backup will take significantly longer than subsequent backups. Backup a Linux PC to a Synology NAS…

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July 18, 2020
Backup a Linux PC to a Synology NAS using Rsync!
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How to Backup a Synology NAS to Backblaze B2!

A Synology NAS to Backblaze B2 Hyper Backup task is a great way to back up your NAS. https://youtu.be/sBf85ZtRFBI In the last post that I created, we took a look at how to backup your Synology NAS to a Raspberry Pi. I think that for large, non-important data backups (>2-4 TB), using a Raspberry Pi offsite with an external hard drive is a great way to save money and have a similar off-site backup process.…

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June 30, 2020
How to Backup a Synology NAS to Backblaze B2!
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Backup a Synology NAS to a Raspberry Pi using Hyper Backup: On-site or Off-site!

This tutorial we will look at how to backup a Synology NAS to a Raspberry Pi using Hyper Backup.https://youtu.be/ugMFtwcqgGIWe will first setup an Rsync server on a Raspberry Pi so that it can be used with Synology's Hyper Backup. After completing this, you will be able to use your Raspberry Pi as an on-site or off-site backup destination. There are two sections that will guide you through the process of setting up the server. The…

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June 27, 2020
Backup a Synology NAS to a Raspberry Pi using Hyper Backup: On-site or Off-site!
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