This give goes over the 5 most common issues new Synology Users Make BEFORE BUYING a Synology NAS. Why you should buy a 4 Bay NAS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7flcw2zOzgQ Great First NAS (4 bay): https://geni.us/GjJ0 RAID Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J7iSumiJNk Hire Me! https://yarboroughtechnologies.com/contact/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Description&utm_campaign=5-common-mistakes Become a channel member!!!! null #synology #nas #NewUsers Synology Recommendations (affiliate links) Synology DS723+: https://amzn.to/3O6LNj5 Synology DS923+: https://amzn.to/3pGRgoi Synology DS1522+: https://amzn.to/44ASTmo 12 Bays in a Desktop!: https://geni.us/dYtpGui Drives: Hard drives that I use: https://geni.us/k6GqFW SSD I use with Synology: https://geni.us/AwOU Going 10GbE: Synology 10GbE (RJ45) Card: https://geni.us/d6KK94h Starter 10GbE switch: https://geni.us/dHOpA 10GbE ethernet to Thunderbolt 3 adapter: https://geni.us/F6U92 TOC: 0:00 Intro 0:32 1: Buying a 2 Bay and Filling it up too Soon 1:35 2: Setting up WRONG RAID type 3:45 3: Setting up in EXT4 instead of BTRFS 4:25 4: Do you even need a NAS? 6:30 5: Opening up insecure ports 8:45 Bonus! (Setup Snapshots and Backup!) 9:39 Conclusion