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<blockquote data-quote="PapaST" data-source="post: 424932" data-attributes="member: 8330">I've setup a Synology NAS for a buddy last year and I was impressed with the UI and features.&nbsp; Synology has a plugin that you can connect to Crashplan (Crashplan does not support it BUT they will direct you to pages that show how it &quot;can&quot; be done).&nbsp; I worked on it for my friend but ran out of time.&nbsp; The instructions are fairly clear but just needed more time to troubleshoot to get it up and running.That being said, I've always used FreeNAS.&nbsp; I built my own FreeNAS server with Four 3TB drives giving me 7.77TB of usable drive space after the RAID overhead.&nbsp; It's worked like a charm and I've recently found it has its own plugin for Crashplan as well.&nbsp; Haven't had time to work on that part.I forget the prices but I think if you have the time and know how you can build a FreeNAS system for cheaper than Synology.&nbsp; But have to say both systems are pretty stout.&nbsp; I haven't even delved into all the capabilities of either system.&nbsp; I've just used them for storing data.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PapaST, post: 424932, member: 8330"] I've setup a Synology NAS for a buddy last year and I was impressed with the UI and features. Synology has a plugin that you can connect to Crashplan (Crashplan does not support it BUT they will direct you to pages that show how it "can" be done). I worked on it for my friend but ran out of time. The instructions are fairly clear but just needed more time to troubleshoot to get it up and running. That being said, I've always used FreeNAS. I built my own FreeNAS server with Four 3TB drives giving me 7.77TB of usable drive space after the RAID overhead. It's worked like a charm and I've recently found it has its own plugin for Crashplan as well. Haven't had time to work on that part. I forget the prices but I think if you have the time and know how you can build a FreeNAS system for cheaper than Synology. But have to say both systems are pretty stout. I haven't even delved into all the capabilities of either system. I've just used them for storing data. [/QUOTE]

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