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This week was a major event in the Synology world with the release of DSM 7.3. The fact that the new HCL 5.0 policy once again unlocked support for any disk model and vendor for the DS+ lineup is a big deal, but the company also released a
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A year and a half ago, Synology introduced the original 4TB Beestation model, just six months after the successful launch of their DAS BeeDrive. The Bee series of devices was a surprising shift for a company known for larger NAS devices and enterprise solutions over the past five years. Nonetheless,
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It's already been a year and a half since the first BeeStation announcement, and today we find ourselves eagerly awaiting its successor, the BeeStation Plus. The new Plus model, with the model number BST170-8T, looks identical on the outside but offers several specification upgrades. These enhancements are likely
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Today Synology released the latest version of their latest BeeStation operating system, the BSM 1.3. 💡UPDATE: 20/05/2025 - a new version 1.3-65645 is out today in parallel with the official rollout of the new BeeStation Plus model. It covers only some minor changes listed below (2025-05-16)
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💡UPDATE: 08/05/2025 - New BSM 1.3 is out today that also introduces the new upcoming BeeStation Plus model that will have also PLEX media server support Version: 1.3-65644 08-05-2025 BeeStation OS 1.3 This version includes the following applications: * BeeFiles 1.3.0-10921 * BeePhotos 1.3.
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With the start of the new year, Synology is rolling out new software updates for their Bee lineup, including the BeeDrive and BeeStation. The BeeStation's OS, BSM, is currently in the 1.2 beta version, coming with a brand new BeeProtect cloud-backup platform for the BeeStation device. However,
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💡UPDATE: 15/01/2025 - Synology released BSM 1.2-65586 today with no changes to the features and fixes introduced in the beta version. However, the BeeProtect 1-month free period has been extended for an additional 3 months for anyone who signed up for it during the beta. It looks
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Since its rollout, the BeeStation has had a decent acceptance rate, but the main reason users have an issue with this device is its limiting functionality. To be fair, the BeeStation was always designed as a sync, backup, and share device with a turn-key principle in mind. Synology BeeStation review-
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This year was quiet for Synology in terms of new and refreshed devices, routers, and NAS alike. There are several reasons for this. First, 2024 is not the year for updates as most new and refreshed models came out last year or at the end of 2022. Of course, this
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A few days back on Synology's archive site there was a new BSM package under the name BSM_BST170-8T_65371. Shortly after Synology removed the PAT file and I was not quick enough to download it and inspect it as last time to try and decipher a bit
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💡UPDATE: 05/11/2024 - BSM 1.1-65374 has been released following the #PWN2OWN 2024 event and detected exploits. Version: 1.1-65374 (2024-11-05) Important Note 1. Fixed security vulnerabilities Synology-SA-24:23 BeeStation (PWN2OWN 2024). Notes: * This version is released in a staged rollout. 💡UPDATE: 17/10/2024 - BSM 1.
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Table of Contents : BeeStation - personal cloud for the mainstream users * :: Specifications * :: Packaging and design * :: BeeStation vs "J" and "value" models * :: BeeStation vs other "personal cloud" solutions : Configuration and setup * :: System settings : BSM, BeeFile, and BeePhotos * :: BeeFiles - BSM Swiss knife * :: BeeFiles - Sync