Synology Cloud Station Backup - how to back up your data

On a Synology network-attached storage (NAS) device, you store files that multiple users can easily access. This makes sense in offices - but also at home, where all family members want to have access to the shared music database. The important thing is to back up regularly.

How does Synology Cloud Station Backup work?

Synology Cloud Station Backup is a software that helps you back up files from so-called client computers - the computers connected to the NAS - to a central Synology device. The following requirements must be met to use Cloud Station Backup:

1. Make sure that all client computers have the "Cloud Station Server" package installed. If it is not, log in to your Synology device as Admin and install Cloud Station Server from the package center.
2. The "Cloud Station Backup" software must also be installed on all client computers. You can find it in the download center.

How to perform backup with Synology?

For Windows, the configuration of the backup service works as follows:

1. Open the Synology Cloud Station Backup setup wizard via the search function or "All Programs".
2. Click "Next". Now enter the name of your PC, IP address, QuickConnect ID, your username and the corresponding password. Alternatively, click the search icon so that the program automatically searches for available Synology devices on the network.
3. Select the desired device and click "Next" again.
4. Determine the folder of your NAS where the data will be backed up and click "Apply".
5. Complete the configuration by clicking "Next" and then "Finish".