I’ve been holding off buying a Synology NAS for the same reason: it seems to involve creating an account with them. Is this in the same category or is it not as bad?
I have a Synology NAS, and the account you create with them is separate from the ones you create on the device. They couldn’t log into my device. Their account allows for easy integration with their stuff like the dynamic dns or other outside services. I like it because if my internet goes down, I get an email saying they lost connection, which is great for diagnostics.
If I set up my router to block all traffic to them, it would not prevent me from using the device.
This is the reason I have a asustor NAS. Yes, it’s not as feature-rich and there are some services they offer that require an account, but nothing is really forced on you.
I’ve been holding off buying a Synology NAS for the same reason: it seems to involve creating an account with them. Is this in the same category or is it not as bad?
I have a Synology NAS, and the account you create with them is separate from the ones you create on the device. They couldn’t log into my device. Their account allows for easy integration with their stuff like the dynamic dns or other outside services. I like it because if my internet goes down, I get an email saying they lost connection, which is great for diagnostics.
If I set up my router to block all traffic to them, it would not prevent me from using the device.
But you can already do that without them using Docker if you own a domain and setup a DyDNS in between?
This is the reason I have a asustor NAS. Yes, it’s not as feature-rich and there are some services they offer that require an account, but nothing is really forced on you.