How To Run VMs on a Synology NAS [Building Virtual Machines]

Can the virtual machine be left on all the time? I have to keep files on utorrent always online

The vm performance is a bit sluggish compared to VMware. But it’s ok.

I'm a bit confused If I want to install a windows file whats the difference between iso, and exe? OR for Mac iso vs. dmg?

Good explanation

Thank you

Great video, what software have you used for screen recording and did that incorporate your camera and mic? Would love to do some training videos for my staff with our internal systems and your video is great quality. Cheers Chris

can you provide a method to stop and start a VM running on Synology with any sort of schedule (for example stop on a certain day of the week, then start after quite a week, let's running the time needed a few hours, then stop, repeating every week? Thank you

can you upgrade the ram to use in VMs?

So you can actually run VM on the Synology NAS? No need for a separate server? Which ones do this?

can I clone my current laptop and virtualize on the synology ?

What about connecting USB device to this OS? I want to install Home assistant OS as a VM on the NAS and I want to connect a USB-zigbee hub to it, will the VM can access the connected usb device? I read the usb device is for external drives only

I have a Windows 10 desktop that has an app which has now been discontinued and cannot be installed again on another machine. I'd like to future proof my ability to use that app for years to come. Can I make an ISO of my Windows desktop machine including that app and use that to create a virtual machine ?

You really hit this one out of the park. Certainly you covered more details than most. I like to know more than just what button to push; I want to know why I'm pushing it and can that action be reversed. You tell me that. Well done.

Hallo Emilio, thank you for your help.
I would like to install HomeAssistant in a VM in a SSD connected externally to SYN, to preserve internal HDs.
Is it possible ?

Thank you, this video helped me install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on a DS720+

Is it possible to install websites on VMs and then configure different domains to connect to them even if all of them operate on the same IP?

Hey thanks for the tutorial
I would like to run a Davinci Resolve project server on my Synology NAS. Is this best done with a VM running Windows/Linux or via Docker and PostgreSQL?

LG

how to connect to VM remotely using ddns to connect to synology NAS

If you already have Docker using a macvlan running then trying to start Virtual Machine manage will hose your Ethernet connection as there's a conflict with open vswitch, even deleting Virtual Machine manager still leaves the macvlan fubared, I maybe sometime

how do you connect from a pc to the vm on the synology in the same network?
also connection to the nas, not through browser tab

Hey mate, awesome video. I’ve just ordered my NAS.

Question: with the VM, can I allow remote connections to it? Eg I want my offshore dev teams to use my VMs if possible (otherwise I’ll revert back to Azure/AWS)

hello sir, is that mean that we could run OS virtually from other network/internet?

When creating a VM, is it possible for that VM to access the host files? I want the VM to be able to access the host NAS. Using the DSM and now win10 so a bit lost, any thoughts?

great video.. I have a nap ds2415+ with 6GB of memory. I have 2 VM's created on it and each VM I created with 2 CPU core and 1GB ram. they seem a little sluggish. any thoughts on this, should it be 2 CPU and 2GB memory? both VM's are win 10

So in theory with this NAS you can run 4 VM because the 4 GB of RAM?

Is it possible to install Opnsense or Pfsense on NAS ?

Hi, Great demonstration!
How can I connect to the vm from other pc? or maybe from the web?

It's funny that english speakers used to pronounce NAS as [NAZ] and ISO as [ISSO], in french, we are doing the exact opposite :p .

VMM ask for a BTRFS Volume, but mine is in RAID 5 ext4... How can I install it ?

So, I guessing this a type 2 VM install that go over a operating system?

You're the best for these videos. Thank you very much!

New to the NAS world, Synology D220+ and thinking this might be a nice way to play with Linux.

Great material , thank You. <3
May I ask, if I want to set up virtual machine on my 920+ with windows 10, to run Perforce server:
1. is it a good idea at all ?
2. should I allocate all the space I might need for perforce's projects repositories, or should I allocate enough space just for system and perforce software to install, and all perforce repositories can be pointed as.... lets say "mapped network drive" on my VM -which would "lead" to the same 920+box ??

And one more thing please. This Windows ISO. Do I need to buy another windows licence or can I use my actual copy of windows I run on my PC ??

How to enable the sound on a Virtual Machine?

I tried to install Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop, watched a lot of videos and tried every combination of BIOS, HD-Controller, USB, Network-Chipsets. I always end up crashing the VM, right when it comes to format the hard drives and start with the installation. And yes the VM-HD is on Btrfs. VMM never worked for me. (DS918+)

Sir is it possible to cut and paste from the Synology NAS VM to my Mac software? In other words, IF I want to cut information out of a data base on a virtual Win XP can I now paste that info into my Mac software?? I need to run bible software in XP and Mac architecture no longer supports XP virtualization.

Great video, thank you - very clearly explained! I'm thinking of getting this NAS in order to host a VM that will run my radio station - I'll want to remote into the VM daily from another location. How do you find performance of the Windows VM? Is there not too much slowdown? I ask because I saw another report that says this NAS, while it can run a Win VM, really struggles with it. Would you advise adding SSDs and more RAM? Many thanks - and keep up the great work!

Wonder why we cannot do nested virtualization?

Brilliant - Followed this step by step. Installed and running like a charm!

Hi! I am very new to the VM world. I'm using MacOs and want to be able to play games on it. So I created a Virtual Machine with Windows 8 installed on it.

Now I'd like to know how can I add this particular machine to the ESXI so that I can use a passthrough and allow the Windows VM to use my GPU. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Nice video! I'm looking at buying a Synology 1520+. For Plex, NAS, and Virtual Machines. I was thinking of using one bay with a 1 or 2 TB 2.5 SSD for plex and the virtual machines. Just hoping for better / snappier performance.

Are you using ExFat format for your storage drives?