Flexible data management for homes and small business

The 5-bay Synology DiskStation DS1522+ is easy to scale and expand as your needs change, with optional support for up to 15 drives, 10GbE networking, and NVMe SSD caching. Powered by Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), it offers a flexible all-in-one solution for data sharing, synchronization, backup, and surveillance.

Whether you’re a home user looking to store multimedia files and share them in the cloud, or a small business that requires a scalable storage solution with multiple RAID options, the Synology DiskStation DS1522+ NAS is an excellent choice. With five drive bays, two embedded M.2 NVMe SSD cache slots, and the ability to add 10 more drives via an expansion unit, it offers plenty of storage options. It is also equipped with numerous I/O ports and offers an easy and relatively affordable path to 10Gbps network connectivity.

Simply faster

DS1522+ can handle more demanding application workloads and a greater number of concurrent users compared to prior-generation systems. Experience faster file indexing in Synology Drive, photo organization in Photos, and concurrent file transfers.

Flexible networking options

Reduce transfer times with the DS1522+, designed to accelerate your workloads. Easily add faster networking and NVMe drives to further boost performance.

Everything you need for your home office

Make the most of high-performance networking and file access without taking up unnecessary space. DS1522+ comes equipped with 5 bays and can scale up to 15 bays with 2 DX517 expansion units as your data needs grow.

Store, share, and protect

Manage all your documents, photos, and other files, back up applications and devices, or protect your assets with professional video surveillance.

A private cloud for all your devices

Store, sync, and access data from any device, wherever you are with Synology’s private cloud solution. Sync data between different platforms and devices, and access your files through mobile apps, desktop clients, and a browser-based interface. Leverage smart versioning to back up important data via desktop and mobile applications. Learn more

Dependable and secure network storage

Use shared folders on your Synology device as reliable storage available from anywhere on your local network over all common protocols (SMB/NFS/WebDAV/FTP). Protect your files against accidental changes and removal or even malware attacks with built-in snapshot technology and other backup options.

Make local backups of your cloud apps

Protect business Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace accounts by maintaining complete offline copies of your crucial information and configurations with Active Backup for Microsoft 365 and Active Backup for Google Workspace.

Back up documents and multimedia

Set up backup tasks to protect important folders on your PC and macOS device with Synology Drive. On your mobile device, automatically save another copy of the photos and videos you take, and easily organize and share them through Synology Photos.

Back up your NAS to multiple destinations

Protecting the data on your Synology system, and your server itself, means storing frequent emergency copies to multiple locations. Built-in tools in Synology DSM let you efficiently back up files, folders, or your entire system from your device to remote servers, external drives, or Synology and third-party cloud storage, with space-saving deduplication technology reducing total backup sizes, and customizable backup and retention schedules for maximum flexibility.

High-frequency protection with snapshots

Take point-in-time snapshots of shared folders and LUNs at intervals of down to 5 minutes to protect against data loss, accidental deletion, or malware attacks. Set a custom retention schedule and roll back files and VMs to a version that is unaffected.

Wide compatibility

Connect up to 40 IP cameras from a selection of over 8,300 validated models thanks to wide camera compatibility and ONVIF support in Synology Surveillance Station.

Secure and private

Footage stored locally can be protected from unauthorized access by industry-standard AES-256 encryption.

24/7 everywhere access

Monitor live streams or watch recordings from web browser, desktop client, or the DS cam mobile app

Full-featured surveillance

Assisted camera deployment

Automatically locate cameras within a set IP range, and configure units in batch by importing spreadsheets or by replicating settings to new cameras.

Multi-location alerts

Stay on top of your deployment by previewing triggered events directly on multi-floor or even multi-location maps, with online map integration for Google Maps and OpenStreetMap.

Video analytics

Take advantage of intelligent monitoring features such as motion detection, no idle zone, foreign object detection, and anomaly detection to cater the most common surveillance scenarios.

Performance backed by Synology drives

Leverage high sustained performance and reliability with enterprise-grade drives with built-in data protection designed for Synology systems.