https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2019/07/a-look-at-virgin-media-uks-future-hub-4-gigabit-connect-box-router.html

Seems the ports are Gigabit

How could I check that?

But said machine would have to run 24/7 for this to work correct?

I just checked and my router doesn’t allow for DDNS so this option won’t work for me unfortunately.

https://kb.synology.com/en-global/DSM/tutorial/Quick_Start_External_Access

Which option is it? Also, is it secure?

I’m using QuickConnect relay atm.

I just tested on my local network and it works perfectly fine. It’s only when I’m outside.

So you reckon it’s my connection is bottlenecking the whole operation?

EDIT: I noticed when I’m on my home network, there is no issue with the videos being slow. So it is the connection most likely. Ergo, nothing I can improve unless I upgrade my contract?

I think it might be because I’m running DSM 7 and it’s suggested to have 1gb of RAM when DS216j have 512mb. I think I will try to downgrade to DSM 6

I checked it - it’s Cat 5e

WD Red

This one guy on reddit said:

It definitely cannot be the NAS. The NAS does not do any sort of transcoding when you play a video using the Synology Photos App. Try a lower res/bitrate video, if that plays fine, then your internet upload speed is the problem.

Is there anything to it? Is it possible that the Play series is for the Plex functionality?

This is what i have:

https://www.virginmedia.com/broadband/fibre/m500

I will check my Ethernet cable when I’m back from work

Interesting! I will try it later and will let you know how it works :)

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/ca.cmetcalfe.locationshare/

Seems to be working all right - give it a shot!

EDIT: Apologies, missed the self hosted bit.

EDIT2: Found this: https://fossdroid.com/a/hauk.html

I want my own person cloud storage I could access from anywhere in the world with some Google Photos functionalities and probably some tinkering but not a lot. It would be just me and my partner using it, but mostly just me. Maybe install a PiHol? Is that an option? What other possibilities are there?

What do you think of this setup?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166236094076?hash=item26b4717e7c:g:-KkAAOSwGslkt-br&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4J9Kx8OlRCfX2F5FbJnmttflSzn1%2F605Cdkdcn18F0cuNXIVtRjwZUhTy7c4TApyM0pvF%2BqZF6GnkGzRPmbf1rumJoZFcZ31cwQql98rEG0WQ%2BpsnPw6pnHVl0GNC6PXeeFOU4SXmtVoYV9Dlp6qI9PrL5x5HBRO5LsEJ8xcKUjIpBuQuXfzCnmkhmASqIOtDd5R%2Fk1iNTYkFJ6B1m96y9blCdwdH905Ysai%2F9W695oBfykWQXDkKx1z7P463jXCAtjr5eE1ngFR6cJQCPVSmfHv250714YZUtPKrMQm%2BCsZ|tkp%3ABk9SR_KZru-tYg

Do you have an easy access to your Synology Moments library from outside of your home network?

Thank you for taking your time to answer my questions!

Is there any benefits of buying directly from them? I think I would get a single bay enclosure and 4tb disk (I should be able to close in a $200$250 range).

It probably wouldn’t be just me using it though - I would probably include my partner in it. Is it possible to have separate accounts for Drive and Moments so our photos/files wouldn’t overlap?

EDIT: Have you used the self hosted email functionality? Can you recommend it over let’s say Proton Mail?

Do you keep an offline backup of your Synology NAS drive? In case it’s disk craps out.

So if I understand correctly, Synology DSM is operating system that can be installed on any NAS drive? Or do you have to first buy their enclosure to use it? I found a used Synology enclosure with 2tb disk for $200 and I’m wondering if I should get it. Is stuff like Synology Moments (which is presume is just an app on the DSM system) free or is it extra?