Easy to use system, just research your use-case before you buy. It doesn't support Docker natively.
The Synology DS418 is a fine product but does have some drawbacks that one should consider if you're buying a NAS for a multimedia deployment. Due to the Realtek processor that is quite new, Synology's package DB for this architecture is too immature to be able to utilize older/stabler packages (E.g. previous versions of Mono, there's only 1 release available).
Use Case:
* Originally bought it to replace my DS411J for CouchPotato & Sickrage Multimedia set-up
* Changed it to Sonarr & Radarr usage but ran into some issues with architecture and Mono
I wish I bought an Intel based Syngology NAS to be able to use Docker.
Other than that it is quiet and I've paired it with 4x Seagate Ironwolves 4TB hard drives.
Pros:
* Easy to use UI / UX (DSM 6.0+ is great!)
* Easy to Set-up & install
* Quiet operation and Low power consumption
* Synology's Package community is fairly active
Cons:
* Realtek CPU / Processor is immature on Synology's Package Communities
* No native docker support currently
* Synology's DSM OS may not be as flexible as other NAS OSs
* Lightweight processor will not be useful for transcoding / encoding / other heavier tasks (Look at the Play versions)
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