Integrating my SYNOLOGY NAS into Home Assistant! Integration Tutorial
Integrating a Synology NAS into Home Assistant allows you to monitor CPU/RAM usage, network activity, disks/volumes, updates, temperature, and expose useful entities (DSM, Surveillance Station).
This tutorial will add the Synology integration (DSM) and explore the entities available in Home Assistant.
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⏱️ Chapters
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🟢 00:00 – Objective: Integrating a Synology NAS into Home Assistant
🟢 00:22 – Devices & services: Synology detected or manual addition
🟢 00:49 – DSM credentials + port selection (5000 / 5001 HTTPS)
🟢 01:18 – “Verify” option: beware of authentication failures
🟢 01:34 – Synology 2FA: Validation via application (code)
🟢 02:01 – Shared folder: Backup configuration (path)
🟢 02:21 – 2FA: New code required (timer)
🟢 02:35 – NAS detection: DS220+ + disks + cameras + volumes
🟢 03:00 – Cameras section: Link to your Arclouder video
🟢 03:18 – Parts & addition: Finalizing integration (test machine)
🟢 03:38 – Entity overview: Cameras, load, throughput, security, memory
🟢 04:08 – Actions: Restart/shut down the NAS + update status
🟢 04:32 – Disk details: Temperature, status, bad sectors
🟢 04:55 – Volume details: Space, size, temperature, maximum temperature
🟢 05:14 – Surveillance Station: “Home Mode” button (recording)
🟢 05:29 – Conclusion: Added to the dashboard, left to the user
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