SMB vs NFS vs AFP vs iSCSI - What are they and which should you use

This tutorial goes over the difference between the most common file transfer protocols which allow you to easily share files from your NAS to your Mac or Windows computer.

SMB - Best for large file transfers & general use
NFS - Best for low latency IO while still being file level storage
AFP - Deprecated used to be best for MacOS transfers
iSCSI - Block level file transfers

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[pkennethv]

Thanks! I love the explanations in this video; it's justttt the right amount of detail for me to understand the differences in order to rationalize the decision to go with one over the other without feeling like "I'm doing this just because some guy on the internet that I trust told me I should do it" and yet not tooo overly technical :)

[EnFuego]

This is the exact video I was looking for. All these tutorials on YT and you are the first one I've come across to actually bother to explain when and why you would use one over the other. Thanks! Added to my long term reference list for linux info.

[blu_enjoy]

Thanks for the upfront notice about SMB, I still watched however, interesting topic. Thank you

[TomTelfer-ct]

Thank you - I look for your videos whenever I'm trying to figure out anything with my Synology NAS. Appreciate you knowledge.

[tyherty]

Been looking at this SMB versus NFS for my NAS to a bunch of micros services on docker… I think you’ve convinced me to go with SMB, at least for now

[yusufahmed]

Thanks for the simple but very informative video 😭

[es]

Thanks for all the protocol breakdowns, very interesting because I saw where you can implement them on a Synology nas but I never tried them out.

[DaniLearnsIT]

I think you made the only video that explains iSCSI decently 😭

[CousinBumbleF]

I’ve been setting up VM’s and a new home network. Every time I need to search something your video comes up and you answer all the questions I had. Thank you!

[siddheshwari]

Your voice is soothing and you're giving me just the right amount of information—thank you!!

[pogiproblemsgaming]

This helped me alot for one of my components with my diy home server! Thank you Barry Allen!

[vuhszuy]

Best explanation! Very to the point. Thanks for the upload!

[CharlesDeMar]

Wow, excellent communication. Straight forward, easy to understand. Great teaching! Thanks

[flognort]

Thank you for the quick explanation of samba just being smb on linux.

[justice]

Not sure if you'll see or get to this but I hope you will, as part of the reason why I found your channel, and opted for Synology was for Lightroom related tasks.

Would you opt for SMB or iSCSI for RAW storage which would be used to build smart previews from? I know (from watching your videos) that I can't store a Lr Catalog file on SMB, and I'm not even necessarily considering storing it on a iSCSI volume, but between the following scenarios which do you think would offer the greatest performance in terms of Smart Preview creation, and JPEG export?

1) RAW on SMB with Lr Catalog file on local NVME SSD
2) RAW on iSCSI with Lr Catalog file on local NVME SSD
3) RAW and Lr Catalog file on iSCSI

If I had the space, I would certainly do it all on the NVME SSD, but the catalogs I create are all in the 15, 000-30, 000 image range with probably 2/3rds of the files being shot on 45MP bodies.

If it matters, I have a DS1522+ with 5x 8TB HGST Ultrastars He8 drives (7200 RPM)

Thanks if you read this. Your videos have been such a huge help, and I can't wait for your new Synology Lightroom video you had mentioned in your most recent video.

[PowerUsr]

Good job here man. I gave you a sub awhile ago. Your synology videos are good and if I need an explainer on a feature you’re my first choice. Keep up the good work

[mslogicbee]

Thanks for the explanation. Through your video I came to know that iSCSI is a NBD with more control over it (but I must admit NBD is far more the simplest block device sharing option). I think I can try out iSCSI now.

[chromerims]

► An accurate breakdown of the rankings: 👍SMB for most folks. iSCSI for some enterprise deployments (and your Steam library).
►4:46 --- Fair commentary: . . . "NFS can be incredibly fast and incredibly slow depending upon . . . how well you are able to tune it for your exact need."

Kindest regards, neighbours and friends.

[alejandrocotilla]

Thanks!
Now I understand why SMB is so slow with git repositories; hundreds/thousands of tiny files.

[Aesir]

I was just looking for the simple answer, thanks!