surveillance Synology BC500 & TC500 cameras Back in Oct of 2022 during the "2023 and beyond" event, Synology has already announced many new things that will come during this year. From DSM 7.2 (currently in
review Synology DS423+ review Table of Content : Intro : Packaging : SSDs, 3rd party HDDs and NVMe storage pools : Setup & DSM installation : Compatible packages & apps : Speed tests : Media streaming and transcoding (PLEX) : Conclusion : Intro Back at
surveillance Surveillance Station 9.1 & DSCam 5.6 Last year in May Synology published the new Surveillance Station 9.0 with a long list of new features, options, and hardware compatibility. Everything was updated from security, maps, device
dsm72 DSM 7.2 public beta is LIVE Table of Contents : Install process : New notification options : WORM folder protection : Container Manager (Docker) : Secure SignIn new features 📢INFO: 08/03/2023 10:00 CEST - the DSM 7.2
giveaway Blackvoid's 4th anniversary giveaway! Happy 4th birthday! Who would think that this site would still be alive and active even though four years is nothing, but here we are! Another year, another giveaway, and
HAS3300 Synology HAT3300 Plus series NAS drives Since Synology moved into the HDD/SSD segment of the market with their HAS5300/HAT5300 and SVN5200 lineup drives, it was only a matter of time before we will get
review Synology RS2423+ and RS2423RP+ overview For those looking to upgrade or acquire a new NAS that is not in a desktop (DS) form but rather a rack version, good news! The new refreshed general-purpose 12-bay
review Synology DS1823xs+ overview Following the recent release of the new x23+ models, the DS723+ as well as its 4-bay version, the DS923+, now we got the successor of the 2021 8-bay. Here is
store Synology Store - now open! Starting today, Synology has unveiled its first web store, called Synology Store. Focused on essential Synology products, the store offers various spare parts, rail kits, memory modules, and add-in cards.
review Synology DS223 overview As it was announced back in January in the "NEW x23 Synology model lineup" article, the new Synology DS223 has arrived! The new 2-bay "value" grade NAS is here as
review Synology DS723+ review Table of Contents : Intro & specifications : Packaging : SSDs and NVMe storage pools : DSM setup and apps installation : Speed tests : Virtualization and containerization : Plex : Conclusion : Intro & specifications Following the recent update of
review Synology DS923+ review ⚠️UPDATE: 23/11/2022 - info on the M.2 NVMe storage volume usage in DSM that is supported by DS923+ Table of Contents : Intro : Packaging : Specifications : E10G22-T1-mini card : SSDs,
router Synology WRX560 router review Table of Contents : Intro : WRX560 - package & content : WRX560 - specifications : Setup and configuration * :: SRM install * :: SRM 1.3 * :: Network Center * :: Mobile Internet connection * :: VLAN configuration * :: Security and protection * :: Packages
101 What are Synology's top 10 apps? This article is mainly for the new users that are coming into the Synology NAS eco-system. While most brands have a decent number of apps that can run on their
vpn Wireguard VPN for your Synology NAS 💡This article is the second one out of the two Wireguard ones. This article is about running your Wireguard VPN server on your Synology NAS! For information on how to
vpn Wireguard SPK for your Synology NAS 💡This article is the first out of the two Wireguard ones. This article is about building your SPK package for your Synology NAS using Docker in order to enable Wireguard
nas NEW x23 Synology model lineup 🗒️NOTE: This article will contain upcoming new information on some popular devices (and the rest of the hardware) that Synology will release by the end of the year and well
review Synology DS1522+ review Table of Contents : Intro : Packaging : SSDs : E10G22-T1-mini card : DSM setup and apps installation : Speed tests : Virtualization and containerization : Plex : Conclusion :Intro Even though it was already known that this model
router Synology RT6600ax - NEW router for the Wi-Fi 6 era 📢UPDATE: 24/08/2022 - a new version of SRM 1.3.1-9346 UP1 is here as of today. On top of the initial changes, UP1 brings the following fixes
dsm7 DSM 7 to DSM 6 downgrade (unofficial and unsupported) ⚠️WARNING: As of DSM 7.1.1.-42962 cumulative updates (1-4) it looks like that after downgrade proces the drives might end up in "Disks are not supported by current
docker Mattermost & ChatGPT In November 2022 OpenAI launched their AI-driven chatbot called ChatGPT. It swept the world fast and started to be implemented via API into anything that it can be used with.
review Synology DS423+ overview Just one day after the DS1823xs+ saw the light of day, looks like we are not done with refresh models. Today we got a glimpse of the upcoming (expected), x23
synology How to use Synology NAS with MEGA cloud? Table of Contents : Why use MEGA? : MEGA CMD with "MEGA on NAS" packages * MEGA commands * Logging into MEGA from the command line * Using the MEGA commands * Uploading, downloading and public
docker Backup Portainer with Synology C2 Object Storage Table of content : Preparing C2 Object Storage : Portainer backup configuration : Portainer backup restoration ⚠️NOTE: The process explained below will work only with Portainer Business (EE) edition, and not with the
surveillance Synology DVA3221 & Surveillance Station 9 Review - Part 2 💬This is the second part on the topic of the Synology surveillance solution. It will cover Surveillance Station 9 and its features. The focus will be on general usage, as
surveillance Synology DVA3221 & Surveillance Station 9 Review - Part 1 💬This is the first part on the topic of the Synology surveillance solution. It will cover the DVA3221 device as well as 3rd party cameras used for testing. The article
dsm72 DSM 7.2 BETA news 💡This article will be updated with new info on the beta as they come to light, with specifically dedicated articles for new DSM 7.2 versions and features at a
dsm End-of-Availability notice for legacy DSM, Surveillance Station, SRM, and more 🗒️INFORMATION: In case there is a need for any PAT file for any model (including critical updates) from version 6.2.x - 7.0 onwards, feel free to post
vpn Synology-SA-22:26 VPN Plus Server In the past week, a critical rating of 10 severity was detected on Synology's VPN Plus Server package, flagged as SA-22:26. The exploit was referreing to the following: A
docker Bitwarden unified self-host deployment 💡UPDATE: 28/12/2022 - added the docker-compose for running Bitwarden against an external MySQL database. Running your own services can seem a bit challenging for someone with no experience,
synology Synology 2022 retrospective If anything, this year flew by from the perspective of new Synology products and services, as well as for Blackvoid coming up to its 4th year of existence. Let's review
dsm72 Synology SMB 4.15.9 package brings SMB multichannel As of 29/11/2022, Synology has pushed a new update for their DSM 7 SMB package. This 4.15.9 version will include a previously announced SMB multichannel feature
C2 Synology Cyber Monday 2022 flash giveaway! As off today, Friday the 25th up until Sunday the 28th at 23:59 (UTC+8), Synology is having a flash giveaway! All that will redeem this prize will get
activebackup Synology Active Backup for Business 2.5 - support for macOS is here Table of Contents : Installation of Active Backup for Business (DSM 7) : Installation of Active Backup for Business macOS agent : Active Backup for Business macOS task configuration : Migrating Active Backup backup