Knowledge base

This guide explains how to back up a Synology NAS in the Cloud using the Swiss Backup solution by Infomaniak. To back up your Synology with Hyper Backup, please follow this guide.

1. Creating the backup space

It is first necessary to create a backup space before being able to configure your NAS backup.

2. Configuring the backup for the Synology NAS

1. Log in to the admin interface for your Synology NAS (DSM).
2. If necessary, install the Cloud Sync application from the Package Centre.
3. Open the Cloud Sync.app.
4. If necessary, click on + to add a new Cloud supplier.
5. Cloud suppliers: select OpenStack Swift from the list of suppliers.
   
6. Account configuration:
   
   
   1. select version 3 for the identity service
   2. fill in the other fields with the information received via email after the creation of the backup space (identity service terminal, user name, password, tenant/project and domain)
   3. for the Tenant/Project and Domain fields, choose name instead of id via the selection field
7. Account configuration:
   
   1. choose the space (the default choice)
   2. choose the container name (this is the domain name in the email received)
8. Task configuration: select the connection name (e.g., OpenStack Swift), the local path (the content to be backed up), the remote path (the folder where your files will be backed up), the direction of synchronisation (transfer local changes only recommended for a backup).