How to Setup a Synology NAS for the first time in DSM 7 (Complete Guide for 2021+)

This tutorial covers setting up a Synology NAS for the very first time in the New DSM7! This covers; adding in your hard drives for the first time, selecting a RAID level, setting up quick connect, creating a storage pool and first shared folder, and finally mounting the Synology over SMB.

Synology's Disk Station Manager (DSM) is an amazing web interface however it can be slightly confusing setting up for the very first time. This tutorial contains everything that you need to setup a Synology NAS for the first time!

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