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Short and clear: which type of Nextcloud installation should I choose - LXC, VM or Docker?

Nextcloud is a popular solution for creating your own cloud data storage. In this article, we will look at various ways to install Nextcloud, their pros and cons. To begin with, there are several ways to install Nextcloud: directly on the server, in a virtual machine, in Docker manually or in Docker via the automatic AIO stack. You can also install Nextcloud in an LXC container. Nextcloud is a popular solution for creating your own cloud data storage. In this article, we will look at various ...
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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 2: Choosing a software

The most difficult thing is not even to pick up packages to replace Synology services with free ones, but to support their work, promptly responding to glitches and updates. This is not an easy, but doable task that can be completed in a few weeks. Installing applications, configuring services Having planned the storage, I proceed to installing the software. Docker is already installed, and now I will install MergerFS and SnapRAID file system support for the archived data array. For example ...
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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 1: Choosing a stable platform.

You are very lucky if you used the NAS's of this company only for storing files: you will easily find a replacement for yourself. It's much worse if your business is actively tied to DSM services, including those related to virtualization, video surveillance, backups and fault tolerance. After the events of February 2022, Synology was one of the first to file for divorce and leave the Russian market. This means that any other market is not immune from the fact that the company does not fall ...
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Exclusive interview with Synology GmbH CEO Jeffrey Huang

Will Vendor Lock be implemented, how did the company survive the mining fever, how does it look at Web3 and decentralization, ZFS and RAID 2.0+, will DSM be sold separately? We are talking about this and other topics with the CEO of Synology. - I would like to start the conversation with a question about the home user market. When Synology was just starting out, the NAS was a mystery to the average person, and most PC and laptop owners did not understand what it was for. Now, after so many ...
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Impregnable NAS: hardening and protecting Synology

... running on the NAS via Virtual Machine Manager. For some special situations of ... . Modern processors on which Synology NASS are built support hardware ... used for Linux clients and VMware ESXi hypervisors, is also not ... some services, such as Active Backup or Virtual Machine Manager, cannot use it as ... you can transfer to the Virtual Machine Manager hypervisor. In NAS-s ... and on Synology C2. In the Active Backup for Business backup program, encryption ... configure the backup of the entire NAS to the Synology C2 ...
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Synology RS4021xs+review. An inexpensive NAS that has everything!

... surveillance systems, backup or general file sharing needs. Synology nass perform such ... able to run in the Synology Virtual Machine Manager virtual machine or in the ... the interesting features of Synology for business: Active backup for Business ( see ... the cloud, so Synology's 1-2-3 backup method is currently ... local resources using the Hyper Backup utility. Synology is actively promoting its ... , NFS for connecting, for example, VMware or OpenStack storage, AFP for ...
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Lenovo ThinkAgile VX3320 review - a hyperconverged solution for simplified enterprise-wide vSAN deployment

Hyperconverged systems are rapidly gaining popularity and are already becoming the standard for building virtualization platforms in the corporate environment. Lenovo has released a special series of servers for installing and running VMware vSAN with tools for simplified administration and deployment at the customer's facility. The ideology of hyperconvergent solutions using VMware technologies has its advantages: this is a relatively low cost at the start, and the ability to scale almost ...
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What's new in Synology DSM 7? We analyze 7 improvements for a business customer

... Active Backup for Business This package is a gem of Synology DSM ... note: Synology Virtual Machine Manager allows you to migrate virtual machines from VMware and ... to Time Machine with centralized backup management from a single ... to the above-mentioned Active Backup for Business, Snapshot Replication, ... and Hyper Backup. When one of the drives ... Hyper Backup program has added the ability to back up Synology ... to support two backup systems, Hyper Backup and Active Backup for Business, ...
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Synology FlashStation FS6400 review - testing speed and getting to know Synology branded SSDs

... in Synology NAS, so there are no batteries or backup NVME ... disks to reset the cache. Synology relies ... and Virtual Machine Manager would put an end to the development of Synology software ... some examples: Failover Virtualization Cluster Synology MailPlus - testing a failover ... with VMware infrastructure, you can take advantage of the free Synology ... 3 x Synology SAT 5200, 480Gb, RAID5 BTRFS OS: VMware ESXi 6 ... blocks (Capture One and Acronis Backup tests) reduce performance to 30 ...
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We test the function of face recognition in video surveillance on Synology DVA3219

Artificial intelligence is marching to the masses, and now NAS has the ability to recognize faces and classify objects in the video surveillance system. Now you can configure and send alerts for security guards, automatically open locks or use IoT algorithms depending on who exactly is in the camera's field of view. Many corporate buyers of Synology NAS are choosing these video surveillance solutions because, since time immemorial, the company has provided a simple and effective security ...