This video is a complete guide for setting up a Synology NAS for business. I will be focusing on the fundamentals, from first receiving the NAS to up and running as a file server. Hire Me! https://yarboroughtechnologies.com/contact/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Description&utm_campaign=synology-setup-for-business-2024 Post on the Forums! https://forums.spacerex.co/ Links mentioned: Which RAID should you use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J7iSumiJNk Advanced share permissions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA1Zzmwz4BE Connecting to drives on Windows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwo1dpYkq6U Next videos to watch: Remote access guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2ck1g3_k3o Synology drive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxLtZ58r1wo Top reasons your Synology is slow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYEEfAI-Upo How to secure your NAS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCULKjaLf08 All backup methods explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6AyeeLxzN8 Why you should not host email server: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj8tTAGrUKE Active backup for business: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPOQaaZCl8A BTRFS snapshot guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-9osuSdGGI Ransomware protection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gkSppGRT9w Product Recommendations*: Hard drives I recommend: https://amzn.to/3RA3udS Starter NAS with BTRFS: https://amzn.to/46hrRS7 Great all around NAS with BTRFS: https://amzn.to/46egNVP More powerful NAS with BTRFS (great for larger/mid sized businesses): https://amzn.to/3YwRziM UPS: https://amzn.to/3HZDIKd #nas #synology TOC: 00:00 Introduction 01:53 What Synology should you buy? 05:18 Installing the drives and turning it on 08:12 Connecting to computer 09:52 Side note on best practices 12:13 Installing DSM 15:39 Creating storage pool 20:05 Schedule tasks I recommend (data scrubbing and Smart Test) 22:16 Security settings 25:14 UPS 26:22 Emptying the recycling bin 27:16 Setting up users and groups 35:45 Setup snapshots 39:08 How to mount drives 41:18 Snapshots demo 43:08 A few more useful settings to know 44:37 Backups 46:43 Videos to check out next 49:33 Conclusion *These are affiliate links, which means that if you purchase a product through one of them, I will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you). Thank you for supporting my channel!