I recently bought an HP ProLiant MicroServer for my new home NAS. My previous NAS was a Synology DS211j, and it performed very well, up until recently. My two biggest reasons for replacing it were: 1) It would randomly drop off the network. The LAN led would flash rapidly, but there was no activity on …
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I exchanged emails with a reader, and during the exchange, he asked me my thoughts about Symform, especially about running it on a Synology NAS. Here is a copy of my response. Overall symform is an affordable, new approach on the cloud storage concept, albeit with its shortcomings. The synology symform client is extremely resource …
Permanent link to this article: http://mikebeach.org/2013/01/26/my-thoughts-about-symform/
Today I downloaded and installed Synology’s new DSM 4.2-Beta (Build 3160). I’m normally excited about new DSM releases, even the betas, as they mean the opportunity to see and test new features. I’ve been impressed by DSM releases in the past, as they’re usually very stable and I can’t say as I’ve really had any …
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After digging around through SSH, I’ve found the following directory might be intended to contain the IP blocklists: /usr/syno/etc/packages/DownloadStation/download/blocklists However, I’m still not sure if there’s a way to verify they’re loaded, or whether it explicitly needs to be enabled.
Permanent link to this article: http://mikebeach.org/2013/01/03/synology-download-station-bittorrent-blocklist/
If you’re interested in using the Synology Download Station for eMule downloads over ED2K networks, but insist on using an IP blocklist, there is a rather easy way to set it up. Here’s how I did it on my DS211j running DSM 4.1-2668. First, obviously make sure Download Station is installed and running. Next, start …
Permanent link to this article: http://mikebeach.org/2013/01/03/how-to-enable-the-ipfilter-blocklist-in-synology-download-stations-amule-client/
This bash script will read a file containing a list of URLs line-by-line and send each of those URLs to a Synology DiskStation’s Download Manager via the published API. Read the comments. Note that, in user land, it might be easier to simply upload the text file to the Download Station. The below is useful …
Permanent link to this article: http://mikebeach.org/2013/01/01/bash-script-to-send-contents-of-file-containing-urls-to-synology-download-station-via-api/
So you’ve got Symform all set up and running on your Synology NAS, and you’ve been contributing space, but now the volume that has your contribution folder is getting full, adn you’d like to move it without disrupting the data that other Symform users like yourself have trusted you with. How to do it? Easily. …
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There is a file in /usr/syno/etc/scemd.xml which controls the fan speeds and trigger temperatures corresponding to the setting at Control Panel > Power, as well as drive APM settings (for hard drive head parking issues. More information for this issue can be found by reading this post). Feel free to edit the file to your needs, …
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So today I was going through my Synology NAS and noticed .DS_Store files all over the place. These are actually files containing extended attributes created by Finder in Mac OS X. But, since they get written out to network locations, they can cause backup and versionining issues. To disable them from being created on network …
Permanent link to this article: http://mikebeach.org/2012/12/13/disable-and-remove-ds_store-files-stored-on-network-locations/
The @eaDir directories contain extended attributes and thumbnails that take up quite a bit of space, not unlike Windows Thumbs.db files. Here’s how to get rid of them easily from the command line. First, SSH into your Synology NAS box and log in as root, then type this to locate the @eaDir folders: If you’re …
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