Ah ok, I think I understand now.
I guess Audio station/media server or MinimServer would work for me.
I will never move the source files once copied onto the NAS drive.
Which NAS works well with WiiM Pro?
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I guess Audio station/media server or MinimServer would work for me.
As long as the URLs that Audio Station generates persist across rescans/rebuilds (for use in playlists) then either will likely suffice for folder browsing.
Of the NAS yes, but the WiiMs (and their interfaces) rely on mDNS/SSDP for discovery so it really doesn't matter.
Noted and understood.
Now I need help to make a good decision in terms of what Synology NAS Drive to pick. I'm willing to spend a little more to get something current. I don't want to upgrade for at least the next 5 years. My needs are super simple but a sensible decision needs to be made.
There is the J series, Value series and Plus series. Any suggestions?
It really depends on your use case, but as noted previously only the Plus series run docker containers so that would be the right choice for me.
I was going to say that if you don't need docker then go for the value series, but that's not much cheaper (2 bay variants).
Just to complicate things further it looks like the DS225+ will be released soon.
Higher end models are suitable if you plan to do realtime video transcoding in plex
If you basically just need a HDD on a network, for low to medium network use, with standard supplied apps, go for the cheapest model of quality brand. Even mine that is one of the budget models is a quad core, 2GB RAM NAS. It easily coped with a very large library 250,000 tracks, with LMS. Once it started to reach 300,000 it started to slow down (despite memory usage still ok) My first NAS had 200/300mhz CPU and 512MB so it was ok as a NAS but struggled with LMS. Minimserver seems fine with the 300,000 library, it's more more efficient coding than LMS (which uses PERL)
I don't regret not going for the Intel one, because by the time support ended for LMS due to Synology firmware updates, I wanted to shift the server to a Pi anyway.
As for number of bays that depends on usage, mine has four, but look at your usage- I use it for software, movies, TV shows and music...I still have two bays free in case I want to add two 20TB drives.
I just used the minimserver, it's ok but not quite there with LMS, as it uses the file/track album art, doesn't download missing art like LMS does, doesn't have artist information either, menu layout is a bit clunky (but I believe you can change that)
My first NAS was two bay, I would recommend dual bays. Also that gives you choice of RAID. I did use all four in mine at one point (several smaller capacity drives)
Can you install LMS on a Synology without docker?
You need an Intel capable NAS, so you install Docker than install LMS via Docker.
I do remember the Intel models were far more expensive, although they did offer a RAM upgrade...but for my use I didn't need high end CPU or massive amounts of RAM, 2GB is plenty. Even with LMS and 250,00 library I still had RAM left.
I don't have many services enabled on the NAS. I guess if you used lots of other things like RAID, indexing/building, video surveillance, internet site server, email server, torrent, music and movie server, transcoding, multiple users accessing it simultaneously ...that would require Intel/RAM upgrade..
oh I used Pinkdot LMS 8.0.0 on Synolgy DSM 6.2.0. That worked until Synology updated firmware that broke PERL...but by that time I really wanted to shift to external device anyway
If there is not a big price difference between Value and Plus then I'd rather go for the Plus. I suppose the DS224+ would be ideal, is it worth going for the DS423+?
Will the DS225+ have new and useful features and better specs? Any idea?
I would not want systems breaking due to a firmware update, I know it can be fun trying new stuff and fixing problems when they occur but I'd rather have simplicity and reliability.
I've noticed people resorting to the latest Pi and building their own NAS with open source software such as OpenMediaVault. It's enticing but....
Generally it's good to run firmware update on NAS's to due to bugs, security etc. Do this whilst it's new and you haven't installed data to it.
I didn't for a while as updating from DSM 6 to 7 broke perl, which means LMS no longer works. You can't downgrade firmware either.
If you have a spare low power PC, you could build your own NAS, freenas is one free NAS OS. You could re-use a old mini PC, or update your own to a new one etc shifting the older one to freenas system.
It looks like it's mainly networking improvements (2.5GbE), but it'll be supported far longer than the outgoing model, although at what premium I don't know.
Synology DS225+ NAS Revealed
Synology DS225+ NAS News The Synology DS225+ is the latest two-bay NAS in Synology’s refreshed 2025 product lineup, replacing the DS223+. While this new model retains the same Intel J4125 quad-core processor, its networking and expansion capabilities have been modernized to meet current performan
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It looks like it's mainly networking improvements (2.5GbE), but it'll be supported far longer than the outgoing model, although at what premium I don't know.
Synology DS225+ NAS Revealed
Synology DS225+ NAS News The Synology DS225+ is the latest two-bay NAS in Synology’s refreshed 2025 product lineup, replacing the DS223+. While this new model retains the same Intel J4125 quad-core processor, its networking and expansion capabilities have been modernized to meet current performan
Very interesting, better to invest in a newer model with 2.5GbE. Additionally, it uses USB-C expansions and supports Docker.
No price projections?
Will you be streaming 4K or 8K movies?
Just checked out TrueNAS, this solution is at another level.
Their entry-level TrueNAS Mini X is $1,148 - probably over-kill twice over for my needs.
Yes, I would want to be able to do that.
For 2 bay models it's only ~£140 difference between the J (223J) and Plus (224+).
What about the non plus models?
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