Ultimate Guide to Synology Remote Access: 5 Methods Explored

Synology remote access is arguably the first thing new users will want to do after getting their NAS. Discover the most efficient ways to access your Synology NAS remotely. This detailed step-by-step guide covers everything from Dynamic DNS (DDNS) and Reverse Proxy, to Synology QuickConnect, Tailscale, and Self-Hosted VPNs (OpenVPN). Learn the pros and cons of each method and find out the best practices for 'Synology Remote Access' and how to access a Synology NAS remotely.

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0:00 Synology Remote Access
0:35 Synology Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
4:09 Synology Reverse Proxy
6:35 Synology QuickConnect
8:06 Zero-Config VPN (Tailscale)
10:55 Self-hosted VPNs (OpenVPN)
13:07 My Favorite Option for Synology Remote Access

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[DavidM]

On Tailscale, one point needs clarification. You can have more than 3 users as long as no more than 3 are connected at any given time. I have 7 devices registered with Tailscale, each with their own IP address but everything still works fine.

Great video Frank.

[AO-egvg]

Thx, for your films. I’ve watched most synology films I could find. Yours are incomparable to the one British guy or Rex something.. I found plenty brilliant and straight forward information here. Good luck with your channel! I hope will get the most followers from the synology and networking community.

[Steve_Just_Steve]

Your vids and website have always been a huge help, but man am I'm loving this new format! I'm not sure if it's the way they're put together or just being able to actually see you talk, probably both, but these new vids seriously are making things click that I've struggled with for the past 4 years of using my Synology. Really appreciate it!

[Aether-Entropy]

Fantastic explanation. Best I've found online yet.

[mwolfod]

Very well done. This is just what I was looking for. Trying to learn....

[QuikTechSolutions]

Absolutely phenomenal video Frank. Enjoyed every minute of it.

[vitusyu]

Very idea triggering after learning from your video on this. Thx!

[sjefkebakfiets]

Amazing video. High quality information. Thank you

[blcjck]

Honestly DDNS with reverse proxy and restrictive FW and 2FA seems like the best way, for most people, at least if serving several family members or friends etc. Been doing that for years, and never had any (logged) unauthorized access attempts. One has to be able to manage router, have a public IP and also be fairly tech savvy ofc. Just IMHO.

[djheckler]

I use reverse proxy, my family can just go to files.domain or photos.domain to access what they need, no app required. Have 2fa, synology and cloudflare firewall, admin disabled, custom ports, etc and like you said would have to know my domain so feel pretty secure. No doubt tailscale would be better but this is easiest for my family.

[tuzila]

Hello, thanks for your videos. They helped me to setup my NAS, but I have a question. Why didn't you say anything about WebDAV?

[kaput]

I cant wait to checkout the tailscale video. Could never get OpenVPN to work well for me

[markconger]

Very good explanations for what is usually difficult to grasp material. Quick question: do you think it would be worth it to have a second Synology just for sharing purposes? And put that Synology on a DMZ instead of on the proper LAN? My thought is that it’s less likely an attacker will get into the LAN if the DMZ is isolated enough.

[kimfella]

Which sharing protocol would allow me to share only ONE of my volumes? Or, specific folders? It seems I have to share all, or nothing.

[devrimers]

Thanks for the video. But just yes Cloudflare Zero-Trust. No port forwarding. Manage scope. The best firewall. Just amazing.

[tombouie]

Thks
PS: I can use these strategies when my synology NAS finally go-out of its 5year warranty ;)

[bieffe]

Thanks for the video after reading all your wonderful guides. Having a router with WireGuard am I still protected?

[luksio]

Thanks for your videos, one can learn a lot from them. You didn't mention anything about Cloudflare Tunnel, are you against this solution?

[minagirgis]

Thanks for the detailed explanation.
I have a stupid question! I access my NAS usually through my local network by adding the address to my networks and browsing the files as I would usually with my local files on my computer.
Which one of these ways provide the same experience? I know that with all of these I get access to DSM. But then I need to download every file to my local computer to read it !

Thanks for your time again

[elespecia]

Wish there were an option to disable Synology's applications all together and just run them through reverse proxies instead. Now they're tied to DSM rules and I do not necessarily want DSM-rules to Note Station or Surveillance Station.