This tutorial covers setting up a Synology NAS for the very first time in the New DSM7! This covers; adding in your hard drives for the first time, selecting a RAID level, setting up quick connect, creating a storage pool and first shared folder, and finally mounting the Synology over SMB. Synology's Disk Station Manager (DSM) is an amazing web interface however it can be slightly confusing setting up for the very first time. This tutorial contains everything that you need to setup a Synology NAS for the first time! #DSM7 #Tutorial #Synology #FirstTimeSetup Hire Me! Join the Discord! Get Early Access to Videos! Stuff mentioned in video: In depth how to secure the NAS: How to setup this connection on Windows: There are a ton more tutorials you probably also want to checkout: What Synology Should you Buy: Synologys SHR vs RAID: Encrypt Hard Drive on Synology: Use snapshots with Synology: Create VPN Server On Synology: Top Synology Picks: Affilate Links: Synology Recommendations: Cheapest you can buy: Most powerful 4 Bay: 6 bays, with performance overhead: Insane Performance!: 12 Bays in a Desktop!: Drives: Hard drives that I use: SSD I use with Synology: Going 10GbE: Synology 10GbE (RJ45) Card: Starter 10GbE switch: 10GbE ethernet to Thunderbolt 3 adapter: *These are affiliate links, which means that if you purchase a product through one of them, I will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you). Thank you for supporting my channel!