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  • Is that really an alternative though? I bought a synology because I don’t want to spend hours and hours configuring shit, only for it to break after an update. I fiddled around with proxmox, truenas etc. But it’s a hassle. I absolutely believe that DIY is the way to go if you have the time for it though.

    I hate what synology is doing and seeing where most companies are heading I’m pretty sure the enshittification won’t stop at using their own branded HDDs. But I just want a solution that works. As shitty as this move by synology is for me its still cheaper to spend 30 euros more on a drive and have a hassle free solution then screwing around with DIY solutions.

    Please prove me wrong though… I’m trying to rid myself of big tech and have been pretty successful so far (linux, self hosting, no more streaming subscriptions etc.). If anyone knows of a better solutions that had synology drive like function and hyper backup like function with a minimal maintenance OS I’m all for it.


  • What’s the alternative though? I’m not going to fuck around with having a home server and proxmox, I tried that once and it was a nightmare and simply not worth my time. My use case is having backups for my small business from 1 location to another and using the synology drive as cloud solution.

    I buy a synology box, throw in a drive and don’t look back until I buy another one. That’s worth the extra money to me. No hassle, it just works and doesn’t cost me any money or time having to configure all kinds of crap.

    Yeah don’t think I approve of any of this. In my opinion synology can at a bag of… well you know what.

    I’d love to hear good alternatives from people though (genuinely since I will consider switching there is a competitor that offers the same value and ease of use).


  • Well… they went the enshittification route and they keep on censoring more and more. One of their latest stunts is that they’re going to implent an age check by making a video of you.

    Yeah sorry but that is very privacy invasive. I’m all for trying to catch predators and shit but I’m not giving away my privacy for it.

    As an added bonus they’re more and more ads so they can link all that juicy data you send them to a profile.