Synology Drive web app should be opened in a new browser tab. To access Synology Drive from a web browser, click on the Synology Drive app from the DSM web interface as marked in the screenshot below: Once Synology Drive Server is installed on the NAS and user home service is enabled, you can access Synology Drive from your favorite web browser. Once the user home service is enabled, you can select the volume you want to store the Synology Drive user files from the Location of homes drop-down menu.Īccessing the Synology Drive From a Web Browser: To enable the user home service, navigate to Control Panel > User & Group, as marked in the screenshot below:įrom the User Home section of the Advanced tab, check the Enable user home service checkbox as marked in the screenshot below: Once the user home service is enabled, each NAS user access their home directory from the Synology Drive web interface and Synology Drive Client desktop app. Synology Drive Server is being installed.Īt this point, the Synology Drive Server package should be installed.įor each NAS user to store files on the Synology Drive, you must enable the user home service on your Synology NAS. The Synology Drive Server package, along with all the dependencies, should be downloaded from the Internet and installed on the NAS one by one. Open the Package Center app, search for the Synology Drive Server package, and click on the Install button of the Synology Drive Server package. To use Synology Drive, install the Synology Drive Server package on the NAS from the Package Center app. Installing the Synology Drive Server on the NAS: Using the Synology Drive Client Desktop App.Installing the Synology Drive Client on Ubuntu.Installing the Synology Drive Client on Windows.Downloading the Synology Drive Client Desktop App.Accessing the Synology Drive From a Web Browser.Installing the Synology Drive Server on the NAS.In this article, I will show you how to set up and configure Synology Drive Server on your Synology NAS, install Synology Drive Client on Windows and Ubuntu operating systems, and use Synology Drive Client to sync and back up files.

Once installed, your NAS will become a productivity and collaboration powerhouse. To use Synology Drive, you will have to install the Synology Drive Server package on your Synology NAS. Users can also sync and back up files using the Synology Drive Client desktop app. Each user can use Synology Drive from a web browser. You can upload files to your Synology Drive, share files, create documents, sync files between your computer and Synology Drive, and back up files from your computer to your Synology Drive.Įach user of your Synology NAS can have their own Synology Drive and the files they create on their own Synology Drive are not accessible to other users by default. Synology Drive is an alternative to OneDrive and Google Drive.

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