Ever wondered if your Synology NAS could do more than just store files? What if it could manage your website, handle user authentication, and even run virtual machines? The good news is, it can! This ...

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Self-hosting your data and services with Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a great way to free yourself from the spiraling costs and tangled web of subscription fees. Whether you’re simply looking to ...

I built a home server/NAS for storage, opting out of monthly cloud storage payments, a journey that proved simpler and more ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Until now consumer NAS servers have been stuck in the past. Last year we reviewed the Thecus N4100 Pro NAS server and found that its 500 MHz AMD processor was really holding the transfer speeds back.

Setting up a reverse proxy on your Synology NAS can significantly streamline network management and bolster security. Acting as an intermediary, a reverse proxy handles requests from clients seeking ...

Many technologies originally intended for the enterprise end up trickling down into the consumer market at some point. Some of these technologies (ethernet or virtualization, for instance) are more ...

I’ve recently been testing the brand new Synology DS-216+ NAS ($299), a network-attached-storage product meant for consumers. Although Synology products include a variety of features, I will be ...

The four-bay AS-604T NAS server is the first storage product I've reviewed from Asustor -- the storage division of Asus -- and it was quite a pleasant surprise. The server was very fast in my testing, ...