How to Setup a Synology NAS for the First Time | 4K TUTORIAL

This tutorial covers setting up a Synology NAS for the very first time! This covers; adding in your hard drives for the first time, selecting a RAID level, setting up quick connect, creating a storage pool and first shared folder, and finally mounting the Synology over SMB.

Synology's Disk Station Manager (DSM) is an amazing web interface however it can be slightly confusing setting up for the very first time. This tutorial contains everything that you need to setup a Synology NAS for the first time!

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[JohnRaptis]

Hey man, I just bought a Synology NAS for the first time last week and your YouTube tutorials have been the best I have seen. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for your efforts in making the entire process an absolute breeze! Cheers!

[Kenandal]

This is the most thorough video on setting up a Synology NAS! Thank you for doing it! I could never ever have set mine up without this tutorial.

[iantownsend]

Thank you! I am 70 and had never set-up a NAS before, but everything went smoothly thanks to your clear instructions. I ran your video on my iPad while setting-up the NAS on my iMac. My only problem was that my password manager failed to save my main log-in password and I thought I would need to reset. Luckily, I was able to retrieve the password with some digging. Next time I will start with a simple password that I write down several times, then change to a strong once once everything has stabilised. I really appreciate your video. I could not have set up my NAS without it.

[chellisemaeable]

One of the best tutorials Ive seen on this stuff - thanks!!

[michaelbell-youtube]

Will, your channel is amazing. The topics are relevant and interesting. I hope you will grow this channel and continue to make more excellent videos to share. Your instruction is simple, straightforward and easy to understand. Also, your recommendations are sound, and are obviously made with a lot of experience behind them. Thank you!

[captz]

Wow great job sir. You are a life changer. I followed your setup with my first ever Synology purchase. You were clear, precise and took it step by step. Thank you for not skipping through what I'm sure is boring for you. I have a lot of weight off my shoulders now with concerns about the setup. I'm looking forward to my continued education through your videos. I just wish YouTube allowed email address so we could connect easier. Thank you again for all your hard work. Gary

[RachelPenningtonHull]

Super helpful. I’m 60 years old and not tech savvy and I didn’t have any trouble following this and getting my NAS set up and working 😎😎😎Thank you!

[mjcbryan]

Thank you for the no fluff, easy to follow guide to setting up my new nas 👍🏻

[Ivan]

Thanks for your time doing all these tutorials. Another NAS noob here and I'm learning a lot and finding more and more things to read up on and learn about before my hardware arrives.

[silentjy]

Just started messing with SNAS drives. Love your videos so far! Probably the best I've seen on youtube for SNAS tutorials.

[ardentdfender]

My NAS is a DS1520+. Before I bought it and doing all the research watching all the vids and reviews I was worried it be noisy. I'm using regular Iron Wolf drives and the damn thing is QUIET!. It is so quiet I can't even tell it's even on and running with my hands on top of the drive unit. So I'm impressed by that. I watch at least 2 other different NAS Channels than this one and Synology itself. So I'm glad you are all different and it works. Here on this channel as a newer user, I feel I get to learn what the software is, how to configure and use it or why to use it. And it's been quite helpful though sometimes takes a while to understand. But the videos are just great!

[antonio.santiago]

VERY good! You make the best tutorials and it's obvious you talk about what you DO know. Not like many others. Pal, you were born to teach! Thank you!

[austinclark]

Clear and concise. Thanks so much for creating these videos! Everything on your channel is awesome.

[slayerd]

Great job, your videos are very easy to follow and are a lot of help. Thanks! keep it up!

[johnelstad]

Thank you so much for creating this video. It was exactly what I needed to get setup.

[kijiweni]

Just received my DS220j, I can not wait start installing after having watched your tutorial. Thanks Man!

[rioosodog]

Here again, exceptional presentation! Thanks much!

[velocity]

Excellent tutorial, straight to the point and very informative!

[daveladd]

Thank you, great job. Went back and checked y 3 year old nas to update with your advice, and will apply what you've shown here to my new NAS.. Thanks again!!! 3 years ago and new nas - it was all so bewildering :)

[RicardoMiguelMoura]

Excellent. Very comprehensive. Thanks for your efforts. Helps a lot.