Synology
Synology
4 posts in this category
SHR
R5
Synology RAID
shr • raid5 • nas drive
HomelabProxmoxSynology
Synology on Proxmox: pros, cons, SHR, and RAID
Pros and cons of running Synology DSM on Proxmox through Xpenology, plus RAID 0/1/5/6, SHR, and SHR-2 comparison.
13 min read16/06/2026
SMB
Drive
Photos
Share
Synology NAS
lan • apps • public
HomelabSynology
Use Synology NAS with SMB, Drive, and Photos
Use Synology NAS for SMB/Samba, Synology Drive, Photos, mobile apps, and controlled file sharing on LAN or over the Internet.
11 min read15/06/2026
PVE
DSM
Proxmox Storage
xpenology • vm • disk
HomelabProxmoxSynology
Xpenology on Proxmox VE 8.2.4 with HDD passthrough
How to install Xpenology DSM 7.2.1 on Proxmox VE 8.2.4 and configure HDD passthrough so DSM can read SMART data natively.
12 min read12/06/2026
SHR
RAID
NAS
Synology Storage
disk • expand • redundancy
HomelabSynology
Add drives to Synology SHR without data loss
How to add a drive to an SHR storage pool on DSM, track reshape progress via /proc/mdstat, and what to watch out for to keep your data safe.
8 min read25/05/2026