Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This video is an updated guide to NVMe SSD caching on Synology for DSM 7.3+. The updates include the ability to use read/write SSD caching with pinning BTRFS metadata.
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TOC:
00:00 What is SSD caching?
03:59 Types of caching
5:34 NVMe drives
07:13 Read only cache
10:03 Read/write cache
12:51 Read/write cache with pinned BTRFS metadata
15:49 What cache size do you need?
18:57 Cache setup walkthrough
23:15 Conclusion
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This video is an updated guide to NVMe SSD caching on Synology for DSM 7.3+. The updates include the ability to use read/write SSD caching with pinning BTRFS metadata.
Hire Me! yarboroughtechnologies.com/contact/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Description&utm_campaign=nvme-caching-dsm73
Post on the Forums! forums.spacerex.co
Products mentioned*:
NVMe with power loss protection: amzn.to/4shs0AG
Cheaper NVMe (no power loss protection): amzn.to/48TILsE
Other videos mentioned:
L2ARC: youtu.be/JY_-I6lQTtI
#nas #synology
TOC:
00:00 What is SSD caching?
03:59 Types of caching
5:34 NVMe drives
07:13 Read only cache
10:03 Read/write cache
12:51 Read/write cache with pinned BTRFS metadata
15:49 What cache size do you need?
18:57 Cache setup walkthrough
23:15 Conclusion
*These are affiliate links, which means that if you purchase a product through one of them, I will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you). Thank you for supporting my channel!
