Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How To Install Proxmox Backup Server on Your Synology NAS from start to finish. With Proxmox Backup Server as visrtual machine on your Synology NAS you get a really small footprint virtual machine that doesnt consume a lot of resources and you get a lot more features than just doing a regular NFS mount.
In this How To Install Proxmox Backup Server on Your Synology NAS video you will see that it is actually not too difficult to install the proxmox backup server operating system on a virtual machine on your Synology NAS and then add a data disk in the form on an NFS mount to shared folder on your Synology NAS. doing it this way will make your backup data visible and browsable on your Synolgoy DSM.
When you Install Proxmox Backup Server on Your Synology NAS you do have the option to just ann additional hard drive to your proxmox backup server virtual machine and that drive serve as your data disk, its easier to perform but doing it this way will make your backups invisible in Synology DSM. So its definitely your choice on which path your going to go. I do recommend using the NFS mount option.
In this How To Install Proxmox Backup Server on Your Synology NAS video you will also see how to go about restoring data when using proxmox backup server and how the option to restore individual files and folder is avaialble for you unlike when using regular NFS mounts to a Synolgoy shared folder.
To get to my desired end result i have used several online information sources and the are listed here:
1. tteck.github.io/Proxmox
2. derekseaman.com/2023/04/how-to-setup-synology-nfs-for-proxmox-backup-server-datastore.html
3. pbs.proxmox.com/docs/installation.html
4. thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Proxmox_Backup_Server_configuration
Commands used in this video:
Post install script:
bash -c "$(wget -qLO - github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/misc/post-pbs-install.sh)"
apt install qemu-guest-agent
Folder creation:
mkdir /mnt/synology
chown backup:backup /mnt/synology
chmod 775 /mnt/synology
Mount via NFS:
(since the command itself contains angled brackets that are not allowed by YouTube, the command will be shared without them. Watch the video and pause it to understand where to add them, its right before the /etc/fstab part of the command)
echo "192.168.20.4:/volume1/Proxmox/pbs /mnt/synology nfs vers=4,nouser,atime,auto,retrans=2,rw,dev,exec 0 0" (add 2 angled brackets here) /etc/fstab
*if the command fails make sure you have enabled NFS v4 on your Synology NAS
mount -a
systemctl daemon-reload
chmod 775 /mnt/synology
To enable NFS on Synology NAS devices follow this:
kb.synology.com/en-br/DSM/tutorial/How_to_access_files_on_Synology_NAS_within_the_local_network_NFS
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How To Install Proxmox Backup Server on Your Synology NAS from start to finish. With Proxmox Backup Server as visrtual machine on your Synology NAS you get a really small footprint virtual machine that doesnt consume a lot of resources and you get a lot more features than just doing a regular NFS mount.
In this How To Install Proxmox Backup Server on Your Synology NAS video you will see that it is actually not too difficult to install the proxmox backup server operating system on a virtual machine on your Synology NAS and then add a data disk in the form on an NFS mount to shared folder on your Synology NAS. doing it this way will make your backup data visible and browsable on your Synolgoy DSM.
When you Install Proxmox Backup Server on Your Synology NAS you do have the option to just ann additional hard drive to your proxmox backup server virtual machine and that drive serve as your data disk, its easier to perform but doing it this way will make your backups invisible in Synology DSM. So its definitely your choice on which path your going to go. I do recommend using the NFS mount option.
In this How To Install Proxmox Backup Server on Your Synology NAS video you will also see how to go about restoring data when using proxmox backup server and how the option to restore individual files and folder is avaialble for you unlike when using regular NFS mounts to a Synolgoy shared folder.
To get to my desired end result i have used several online information sources and the are listed here:
1. tteck.github.io/Proxmox
2. derekseaman.com/2023/04/how-to-setup-synology-nfs-for-proxmox-backup-server-datastore.html
3. pbs.proxmox.com/docs/installation.html
4. thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Proxmox_Backup_Server_configuration
Commands used in this video:
Post install script:
bash -c "$(wget -qLO - github.com/tteck/Proxmox/raw/main/misc/post-pbs-install.sh)"
apt install qemu-guest-agent
Folder creation:
mkdir /mnt/synology
chown backup:backup /mnt/synology
chmod 775 /mnt/synology
Mount via NFS:
(since the command itself contains angled brackets that are not allowed by YouTube, the command will be shared without them. Watch the video and pause it to understand where to add them, its right before the /etc/fstab part of the command)
echo "192.168.20.4:/volume1/Proxmox/pbs /mnt/synology nfs vers=4,nouser,atime,auto,retrans=2,rw,dev,exec 0 0" (add 2 angled brackets here) /etc/fstab
*if the command fails make sure you have enabled NFS v4 on your Synology NAS
mount -a
systemctl daemon-reload
chmod 775 /mnt/synology
To enable NFS on Synology NAS devices follow this:
kb.synology.com/en-br/DSM/tutorial/How_to_access_files_on_Synology_NAS_within_the_local_network_NFS
Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/techmeout5
Join our Synology Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/synousergroup
Join our Ubiquiti UniFi Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/ubntusergroup
Music: Morning Thoughts by Hotham is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Stream: https://linktr.ee/hothammusic
Free Download: https://hypeddit.com/hotham/morningth...
Support by RFM - NCM: https://rb.gy/l1ojv
Featured playlist
#proxmox #backup #synology
