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Do you have a NAS with a Samba mount? Do you want to add this to Proxmox to backup to or to keep ISO and template images? This article will explain how to add Samba storage to Proxmox.

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Do you have a QNAP NAS with multiple LAN ports and do you want to increase the stability and data transfer? This article will explain how you can do that using port trunking for a QNAP TS-419U+ together with a Ubiquiti switch. Port trunking is essentially combining multiple LAN ports into one connection. This not only improves the throughput speed but also adds an extra fail-safe for when a port stops working.

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Did you recently acquire a QNAP TS-419U+? Or do you want to have a fresh start with it? This article will explain how to reinstall the NAS.

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Did you opt for a NAS to ensure that your files are safe? Technically speaking with a NAS your files are scattered over the different drives in your NAS, so whenever one drive files you can replace it and rebuild the data. However, in the event that your entire NAS dies, multiple drives die, or there are corrupt sectors during a rebuild, you might lose part of your data. That's why it is essential to back up your data in multiple places in different ways, i.e. Google for the 3-2-1 backup rule. This article will explain how you can set up a job from your Synology NAS to back up your data to another NAS or drive using rsync.

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Have you always been dreaming about your own Netflix, Disney+, or HBO server? Look no further, this article will explain how to install Plex.

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Do you have some data that you have stored on a NAS and do you want to share it with a Proxmox container? This article will explain how to add a Samba share to your Proxmox Container.

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Do you have a Synology NAS with multiple LAN ports and do you want to increase your stability and data transfer? This article will explain how you can do that using link aggregation.

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Are you trying to contact your NAS via Windows 10 and do you want to access a different shared folder with a different username? You might encounter an error, this article explains to you what you can do to connect to the shared folder using your desired user.

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If you are the owner of a Synology NAS you are able to manage it via a web GUI. It might be possible that you encounter the error that you are "Unauthorized to use this service" when logging in. This article will help you get back into your web GUI. Take note that this is tested with a Synology RackStation RS812+ but it should work for most Synology models.

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