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The world of Synology products is fascinating in this regard. Take photos - They’ve got iOS and android apps that replace your photo app; a truly self-hosted s

The world of Synology products is fascinating in this regard. Take photos - They’ve got iOS and android apps that replace your photo app; a truly self-hosted server you run in your home with pretty easy to use DNS support tools. Even shared albums work without much fuss. I think they’ve invested in the UX in recent versions, and it shows. https://www.synology.com/en-global/DSM70/SynologyPhotos https://www.synology.com/en-global/DSM70/SynologyPhotos

Forge36 5y ago
Definitely pro-sumer, I think professionals are the primary audience, though as an individual this cuts most of the effort out of the process for me.
- evantahler 5y ago
  Exactly! I guess above by “UX” I meant far more than the screens you interact with - running the app, storage, integrating with mobile and home ecosystems, etc. Sure it’s fun to learn how all of that works, but for a few 100$, you can really move a family to fully self-hosted (content) in a day.
viburnum 5y ago
I've had a Synology raid for a few years but I'm completely baffled by it. There seem to be three options for everything (Photo Station, Moments, Photos. Similar situation for video). Nothing ever seems to work and it's very slow. It's never clear exactly where you're supposed to put your files either. Constantly doing security updates isn't very reassuring either. I feel like I'm going to get hit with ransomeware all the time.
- emptysongglass 5y ago
  Synology Photos is what Moments has been rebranded too. It's fantastic and our whole household uses it. Apart from that admitted indecision of product naming, I love my Synology. Synology MailPlus handles all my selfhosted mail without any fuss. Synology Drive handles file sync to the NAS but you can use whatever protocol you want. The Docker support is really handy. I run more than 35 services on mine without it breaking a sweat. This is a DS-218+. > Constantly doing security updates isn't very reassuring either. That's why you do them. To keep your system secure. I'm not really sure what would be more reassuring to you since security is an always-evolving landscape that requires mitigations quickly. It's not something you sit on.
CommanderData 5y ago
Photos is great but lacking. It seems like all of the other iterations of Synology's attempts to make a photos app. It starts off great and then never receives any attention. I bet their working on Gallerys next. Photos can be great but the facial recognition is extremely poor and not there yet..
AnonC 5y ago
I personally don’t trust the Synology media apps to be around for a long time. I don’t remember the exact names, but IIRC, the photo management/sharing app did change from DSM 6 to DSM 7, and there seem to be multiple apps from Synology just for photos. Hyperbackup seems to have issues that haven’t been fixed for years. I’m not that confident on using Synology’s apps for anything long term.
ksec 5y ago
It is an idea that Apple should have done with Time Capsule. Instead they want to grow their Services Revenue.

Forge36 5y ago

Definitely pro-sumer, I think professionals are the primary audience, though as an individual this cuts most of the effort out of the process for me.

evantahler 5y ago
Exactly! I guess above by “UX” I meant far more than the screens you interact with - running the app, storage, integrating with mobile and home ecosystems, etc. Sure it’s fun to learn how all of that works, but for a few 100$, you can really move a family to fully self-hosted (content) in a day.

viburnum 5y ago

I've had a Synology raid for a few years but I'm completely baffled by it. There seem to be three options for everything (Photo Station, Moments, Photos. Similar situation for video). Nothing ever seems to work and it's very slow. It's never clear exactly where you're supposed to put your files either. Constantly doing security updates isn't very reassuring either. I feel like I'm going to get hit with ransomeware all the time.

emptysongglass 5y ago
Synology Photos is what Moments has been rebranded too. It's fantastic and our whole household uses it. Apart from that admitted indecision of product naming, I love my Synology. Synology MailPlus handles all my selfhosted mail without any fuss. Synology Drive handles file sync to the NAS but you can use whatever protocol you want. The Docker support is really handy. I run more than 35 services on mine without it breaking a sweat. This is a DS-218+. > Constantly doing security updates isn't very reassuring either. That's why you do them. To keep your system secure. I'm not really sure what would be more reassuring to you since security is an always-evolving landscape that requires mitigations quickly. It's not something you sit on.

CommanderData 5y ago

Photos is great but lacking. It seems like all of the other iterations of Synology's attempts to make a photos app. It starts off great and then never receives any attention. I bet their working on Gallerys next. Photos can be great but the facial recognition is extremely poor and not there yet..

AnonC 5y ago

I personally don’t trust the Synology media apps to be around for a long time. I don’t remember the exact names, but IIRC, the photo management/sharing app did change from DSM 6 to DSM 7, and there seem to be multiple apps from Synology just for photos. Hyperbackup seems to have issues that haven’t been fixed for years. I’m not that confident on using Synology’s apps for anything long term.

ksec 5y ago

It is an idea that Apple should have done with Time Capsule. Instead they want to grow their Services Revenue.