Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this video I will be covering the basics of a NAS including what it is and what it can be used for. This one is geared for beginners. NAS units are awesome, but they are very different than a standard hard drive or a DAS.
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Post on the Forums! forums.spacerex.co
Tutorials Mentioned:
RAID types explained: youtu.be/4J7iSumiJNk
Other Beginner Tutorials (general):
Should you use SSDs in your NAS: youtu.be/vmyrlIYrhIE
5 reasons you don't need a NAS: youtu.be/VFCsXuMaS-Y
Synology tutorials
Watch before buying a Synology: youtu.be/RPpT27KzstU
How to setup a Synology NAS for the first time: youtu.be/T1xW97eyXB8
Most Common Questions: youtu.be/82YB21inzTE
Starter NASes*:
Synology: DS423 amzn.to/3tNlGHr
ASUSTOR: AS1104T amzn.to/3QaYHxt
QNAP: TS-433 amzn.to/3rWy9YN
Hard drives I recommend*: amzn.to/3FxlL4u
#nas #synology
TOC:
00:00 Introduction and Basics
05:22 Hard drives and RAID
12:33 Operating Systems
16:33 Snapshots and Backups
19:24 External Access
20:40 Networking Speeds
23:33 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!
In this video I will be covering the basics of a NAS including what it is and what it can be used for. This one is geared for beginners. NAS units are awesome, but they are very different than a standard hard drive or a DAS.
Hire Me! yarboroughtechnologies.com/contact/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Description&utm_campaign=what-is-a-nas
Post on the Forums! forums.spacerex.co
Tutorials Mentioned:
RAID types explained: youtu.be/4J7iSumiJNk
Other Beginner Tutorials (general):
Should you use SSDs in your NAS: youtu.be/vmyrlIYrhIE
5 reasons you don't need a NAS: youtu.be/VFCsXuMaS-Y
Synology tutorials
Watch before buying a Synology: youtu.be/RPpT27KzstU
How to setup a Synology NAS for the first time: youtu.be/T1xW97eyXB8
Most Common Questions: youtu.be/82YB21inzTE
Starter NASes*:
Synology: DS423 amzn.to/3tNlGHr
ASUSTOR: AS1104T amzn.to/3QaYHxt
QNAP: TS-433 amzn.to/3rWy9YN
Hard drives I recommend*: amzn.to/3FxlL4u
#nas #synology
TOC:
00:00 Introduction and Basics
05:22 Hard drives and RAID
12:33 Operating Systems
16:33 Snapshots and Backups
19:24 External Access
20:40 Networking Speeds
23:33 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!
