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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/ChrisWreck on 2023-07-04 07:11:47+00:00.

I currently have a beefy Unraid server, running 20+ dockers with various things, NextCloud being one of them.

I mainly use NextCloud to back up photos from our phones (all Android) and as a Dropbox replacement (Linux and Windows machines). And well … it’s not without hassle. I also have a DSLR and have a lot of photos, for which I have not had time to find a good app to run with.

• The Android app is extremely slow, so I use some other sync app instead where I choose folders manually. That’s too complicated for my gf.
• The Linux client has some problems and doesn’t sync all my files. I think it’s a problem with non-English characters in file names.
• I don’t feel comfortable running NextCloud on Unraid, with my very important files, alongside all the other containers. Mainly because of the lack of security in Unraid.

Now I’m thinking of replacing NextCloud with a separate Synology NAS, mostly because I hope it will be less hassle and that I will have my photos and other private stuff separated from the rest of the services on the Unraid box. I want to use it as a Dropbox and Google (docs) replacement, and also be able to handle my DSLR photos. Backup to some cloud service. No other services that I think of now.

• I’ve read that the new Synology Photos app seems to be great.
• Does Synology work well on Linux? (Windows I assume works great).
• Can I share certain folders between users, like Dropbox?
• Does it keep the folder structure? So when I backup, it has the same structure? (One of the reasons I’m not even considering OwnCloud Infinite.)

Will a Synology NAS make my life easier? Or am I about to throw a lot of money out the window?