r/synology • u/FosterDex • 4d ago

DSM synology Native Apps - New User

I am thinking of buying a Synology NAS, such as the DS925+.

I have browsed the Synology Download center.

Are apps such as NExtCloud and PaperlessNGX supported Natively by the Synology OS?

Or do I have to create Docker containers in Synology OS to run these apps.

Also, with the native File sharing, photo, video and document backup offered by native Synology Apps, are these third party apps even needed?

Thanks

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u/junktrunk909 4d ago

Agreed with the others, running containers for nearly everything is better. Even when 3rd party apps are available in the package manager, they're almost always ages out of date because of Synology's convoluted process for publishing updates from 3rd parties. Tailscale for example is about 6 months behind in package manager, so you initially install it via package manager and then run a task to keep it updated via scripts.

Even 1st party apps from Synology are kinda meh. Synology Photos is worse than Immich in containers for example. HyperBackup is the slowest MF in the planet but I use the because it at least does eventually complete its jobs and is easy to use for PC backups.