# synology nas

Synology NAS is a network-attached storage system that provides centralized data storage and services through Synology's DiskStation Manager operating system.

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## How to Add the 007revad Community Package Source to Synology DSM

DevFeed: [How to Add the 007revad Community Package Source to Synology DSM](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-new-and-easier-way-to-mod-your-synology-nas-17358.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nascompares.com/2026/08/10/a-new-and-easier-way-to-mod-your-synology-nas/>)

Author: Rob Andrews

Published: 2026-08-10T16:00:01Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [NAS Compares](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nas-compares.md>)

Topics: [Synology](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/synology.md>), [synology nas](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/synology-nas.md>), [Package Management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/package-management.md>), [Script](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/script.md>), [Homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/homelab.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Transcodings](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/transcodings.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>)

Tags: [007revad](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/007revad.md>), [007revad-mod](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/007revad-mod.md>), [007revad-synology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/007revad-synology.md>), [airconnect](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/airconnect.md>), [aqc-unlock](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aqc-unlock.md>), [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [compatibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compatibility.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [data-recovery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-recovery.md>), [dave-russell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dave-russell.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [drive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/drive.md>), [dsm-7](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dsm-7.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [homebridge](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/homebridge.md>), [homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/homelab.md>), [librespeed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/librespeed.md>), [nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nas.md>), [nas-apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nas-apps.md>), [nas-mods](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nas-mods.md>), [nas-software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nas-software.md>), [nascompares](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nascompares.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [network-attached-storage-nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network-attached-storage-nas.md>), [ookla-speedtest](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ookla-speedtest.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [openspeedtest](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openspeedtest.md>), [package-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/package-management.md>), [plex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plex.md>), [projects](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/projects.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>), [synocr](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synocr.md>), [synology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology.md>), [synology-007revad](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-007revad.md>), [synology-10gbe](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-10gbe.md>), [synology-2-5g-driver](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-2-5g-driver.md>), [synology-2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-2026.md>), [synology-2027](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-2027.md>), [synology-5gbe-driver](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-5gbe-driver.md>), [synology-add-ons](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-add-ons.md>), [synology-apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-apps.md>), [synology-community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-community.md>), [synology-community-packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-community-packages.md>), [synology-container-manager](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-container-manager.md>), [synology-nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-nas.md>), [uncategorised](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/uncategorised.md>)

### AI overview

This tutorial explains how to add 007revad's unofficial community package source to Synology DSM Package Center. It describes how the source makes selected community packages easier to discover, install, and update, while noting that package availability depends on the NAS model, CPU architecture, and DSM version.

### Source excerpt

A New and Easier Way to Mod Your Synology NAS Synology's gradual shift towards business and enterprise users has changed what some home, enthusiast and homelab users can do with DSM, particularly when it comes to 3rd-party drives, SSDs, network adapters, hardware transcoding and other unofficial modifications. Community-developed scripts have helped restore or extend many [...]

## It's 2021: Have you checked your backups?

DevFeed: [It's 2021: Have you checked your backups?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/it-s-2021-have-you-checked-your-backups-36852.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/its-2021-check-backups/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2021-01-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [backups](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backups.md>), [Availability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/availability.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Data Recovery](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-recovery.md>), [synology nas](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/synology-nas.md>)

Tags: [availability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/availability.md>), [backups](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backups.md>), [nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nas.md>), [recovery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recovery.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [synology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology.md>), [synology-nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-nas.md>)

### AI overview

The article reflects on backup and restore failures involving Apple recovery options, Time Machine, Synology NAS servers, network connections, and recovery software. It emphasizes verifying that backups can actually be restored and notes several practical lessons from recent troubleshooting.

### Source excerpt

As the expression goes, no one cares about backups, they care about restores. Do yours work?

## Reverse VPN All The Things

DevFeed: [Reverse VPN All The Things](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/reverse-vpn-all-the-things-35189.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.jessfraz.com/post/reverse-vpn-for-all-the-things/>)

Published: 2015-10-02T18:47:47Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Jessie Frazelle](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jessie-frazelle.md>)

Topics: [Virtual Private Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vpn.md>), [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [synology nas](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/synology-nas.md>), [Google Cloud Platform (GCP)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-cloud.md>)

Tags: [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [google-cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-cloud.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [synology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology.md>), [synology-nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-nas.md>), [vpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vpn.md>)

### AI overview

A tutorial on using a reverse VPN to securely expose selected services from a home network to the public. It demonstrates setting up an OpenVPN server in Docker on a remote Google Cloud machine and connecting a Synology NAS as a client, then routing selected containers such as nginx through the VPN.

### Source excerpt

Usually when you think of a VPN, you think of accessing an office network from somewhere outside the office. A reverse VPN is for exposing things from your home network into the public. Why? Well for one, you shouldn't want to expose your home network to the world. There are a lot of risks in doing that. A reverse VPN allows you to securely control what you are exposing. Personally I use this for hooks that Amazon Lamda hits to interact with my Alexa. I use this awesome project to get Alexa to talk to my Sonos speakers. This runs in a docker container on my Synology NAS in my apartment. I also use a reverse VPN for my plex, blah blah, blah it's super handy okay. Let's set one up. On the Remote Machine I like to use kylemanna's openvpn docker image. I have this on my private docker registry at r.j3ss.co/openvpn-server. This image is publicly accessible and signed, etc. First, we are going to run commands on our remote machine. I just spun up a micro instance on Google Cloud. You can host it where ever you like though just make sure you have docker installed there. 1) Generate the config, we are saving all the state into /volumes/openvpn but you can store it wherever. ```sh # substitude your own domain for rvpn.j3ss.co below $ docker run --rm -it \ -v /volumes/openvpn:/etc/openvpn \ r.j3ss.co/openvpn-server \ ovpn_genconfig -u udp://rvpn.j3ss.co:1194 ``` 2) Generate certificates: ```sh # This will prompt you for a passphrase and the information for your # certificate request. $ docker run --rm -it \ -v /volumes/openvpn:/etc/openvpn \ r.j3ss.co/openvpn-server \ ovpn_initpki ``` **NOTE**: If you need help with entropy you can download something over and over again: `while true; do sleep 1; curl 'https://misc.j3ss.co/gifs/iptables.gif' > /dev/null; done` 3) Start the openvpn server: ```sh $ docker run --restart always -d \ --name openvpn \ -v /volumes/openvpn:/etc/openvpn \ --net host \ --cap-add=NET_ADMIN \ r.j3ss.co/openvpn-server ``` 4) Create a client certificate, my

## Backup your Win8 computer to your Synology NAS

DevFeed: [Backup your Win8 computer to your Synology NAS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/backup-your-win8-computer-to-your-synology-nas-21235.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://juri.dev/blog/2015/01/backup-windows-to-synology/>)

Published: 2015-01-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Juri Strumpflohner](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/juri-strumpflohner.md>)

Topics: [synology nas](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/synology-nas.md>), [Synology](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/synology.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>)

Tags: [backup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backup.md>), [computer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/computer.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [dsm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dsm.md>), [files](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/files.md>), [interface](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interface.md>), [nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nas.md>), [quotas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quotas.md>), [synology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology.md>), [synology-nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/synology-nas.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

### AI overview

A tutorial explains how to back up a Windows 8 computer to a Synology NAS using Windows File History. It covers creating a shared backup folder, creating a dedicated backup user with access rights and a quota, and enabling File History.

### Source excerpt

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