July 23, 2023

VMware & Synology (part 2) – use Active Backup for Business to backup and restore ESXi VMs

In part 1 of this short series, we talked about using VMWare ESXi version 8 with Synology DSM to utilize its NFS and iSCSI features. That way we were able to present part of the NAS space as usable datastores. VMware & Synology (part 1) – manage NFS & iSCSI storage on ESXi host Using Synology to provide additional storage via NFS or iSCSI to a VMWare ESXi 8 hypervisor Luka ManestarBlackvoid In this second article, we will see how can we further explore and use Synology NAS with ESXi to provide space for the virtual machines that will be...

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July 23, 2023

VMware & Synology (part 1) – manage NFS & iSCSI storage on ESXi host

While Synology is not always associated with a hypervisor platform, even though it provides one, it can still be used with several world-known solutions. This short two-part series will show how we can use a compatible Synology NAS with VMWare ESXi host, as well as how to back up and restore virtual machines running on that same host. On top of that, we will see how Active Backup for Business and Synology's SAN manager packages work in this type of scenario. : Intro Most self-host users, as well as people that like to tinker with their local hardware, will want...

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July 22, 2023

Minecraft (Bedrock / Console Edition) Server in Container Manager on a Synology NAS

In this guide I am going to take you through the steps to get a Minecraft Bedrock server up and running in Container Manager on a Synology NAS. As Container Manager now supports using Docker Compose in the UI we will be using it as it will save you lots of time and steps! The Bedrock edition is the version used by all consoles such as the Nintendo Switch, Android, iPhone, and the Windows store...

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July 22, 2023

Minecraft (Java) Server in Container Manager on a Synology NAS

In this guide I am going to take you through the steps to get a Minecraft JAVA server up and running in Docker on a Synology NAS. If you are looking to host a server for a Console or Mobile you will want to see my Bedrock Edition guide. Just an initial warning, Minecraft loves RAM! The more you can feed it the better the performance you will see. So if you are setting this up on a base model...

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July 19, 2023

How to fix Synology OpenVPN server Windows / MacOS – UNKNOWN/UNSUPPORTED OPTIONS

Have you been getting the error option_error: sorry, unsupported options present in configuration: UNKNOWN/UNSUPPORTED OPTIONS when connecting a windows or MacOS machine to a Synology OpenVPN server? This article goes over how to fix this error and get you connected to your Server. OpenVPN clients on Windows and MacOS have been failing to connect to Synology NAS Update: This issue appears to be also occurring on both windows and MacOS On July 10th 2023 OpenVPN client released a new change that broke windows clients from being able to connect to a Synology NAS due to the error: option_error: sorry, unsupported...

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July 19, 2023

How to fix Synology OpenVPN server Windows – UNKNOWN/UNSUPPORTED OPTIONS

Have you been getting the error option_error: sorry, unsupported options present in configuration: UNKNOWN/UNSUPPORTED OPTIONS when connecting a windows machine to a Synology OpenVPN server? This article goes over how to fix this error and get you connected to your Server. OpenVPN clients on Windows have been failing to connect to Synology NAS On July 10th 2023 OpenVPN client released a new change that broke windows clients from being able to connect to a Synology NAS due to the error: option_error: sorry, unsupported options present in configuration: UNKNOWN/UNSUPPORTED OPTIONS This is due to an issue within the OpenVPN configuration file...

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