Synology·storage
Synology DS923+
Based on 11 credible posts from Bluesky & Hacker News. 1 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
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Scored November 11, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Most owners are happy with it: 82% of 11 reviews are positive and 18% negative.
What owners like
Nothing two or more owners agree on yet.
What owners complain about
Nothing two or more owners agree on yet.
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[...] I’d already started moving things out of Docker on my DS923+ and onto RaspberryPis, of all things, which are perfectly powerful for my needs. [...]
[...] As an anecdote, I've had exactly this problem when buying my last NAS some time ago. It was DS920+, DS923+ vs. [...] So I bought the QNAP unit. [...] It mostly sounds too good to be true. [...]
While i get the whole homelab thing is exiting and a great learning experience, it's simply not worth the time and effort for the majority of people. [...] A simple Synology 4 bay NAS like a DS923+ with 4 x 4TB Seagate Ironwolf drives will use between 150 kWh and 300 kWh per year (100% idle vs 100% active, so somewhere in between), which will cost you between €45 and €90 per year, and that's power alone. [...] It's cheaper (and easier) to use public cloud, and then use something like Cryptomator ( to encrypt data before uploading it. [...] Edit: I'll just add, as you grow older, you come to realize that time is a finite resource, and while money may seem like it is finite, you can always make more money. [...]
I have a DS923+. [...] I use it for OneDrive and Google Drive backup. I use it for Office 365 and Google Workspace backups. And because it is always-on, I use it as the exit node for my Tailnet.
I've had a Synology DS923 for the past few years, and it's been rock-solid. This link seems to be for the currently-supported equivalent.
Last year I bought a Synology DS923+ and 2 WD Red Pro 16TB drives on Black Friday… I couldn’t be happier! 🤓❤️
I have a DS923+ and it's been great as a combo storage device and low-powered Docker host for homelab stuff. But if I had to replace it, I would break it apart into pure storage (like the Ubiquiti device) and a mini PC to run as a server.
What are the current options? I've been looking but I haven't found any. I have a DS923+ and it works fine, but I can already see what you are talking about.
Beefier models (I have a DS923+ with the RAM bumped up to 32GB) can run Docker containers, too. I have all kinds of things running on mine.
Yeah I got a Synology DS923+, can recommend it, it's a fun little piece of kit and definitely better for my soul when it comes to backups.
Lol no, it's just what I call it. I have a Synology DS923+. I've had a couple different Synology models.
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What the brand claims
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What owners report
“[...] As an anecdote, I've had exactly this problem when buying my last NAS some time ago. It was DS920+, DS923+ vs. [...] So I bought the QNAP unit. [...] It mostly sounds too good to be true. [...]”
“I have a DS923+. [...] I use it for OneDrive and Google Drive backup. I use it for Office 365 and Google Workspace backups. And because it is always-on, I use it as the exit node for my Tailnet.”
“[...] I’d already started moving things out of Docker on my DS923+ and onto RaspberryPis, of all things, which are perfectly powerful for my needs. [...]”
“While i get the whole homelab thing is exiting and a great learning experience, it's simply not worth the time and effort for the majority of people. [...] A simple Synology 4 bay NAS like a DS923+ with 4 x 4TB Seagate Ironwolf drives will use between 150 kWh and 300 kWh per year (100% idle vs 100% active, so somewhere in between), which will cost you between €45 and €90 per year, and that's power alone. [...] It's cheaper (and easier) to use public cloud, and then use something like Cryptomator ( to encrypt data before uploading it. [...] Edit: I'll just add, as you grow older, you come to realize that time is a finite resource, and while money may seem like it is finite, you can always make more money. [...]”
Common Synology DS923+ problems
Problems most owners who mention them agree on, plus ones owners are split on.
No recurring complaint pattern found across the reviews analyzed. That's a genuinely good sign — it means owners aren't converging on the same problem.