Real-time Synology data replication via Cloud Sync

How to sync Synology data to IDrive® via Cloud Sync

How to sync Synology data to IDrive® via Cloud Sync

Use Synology Cloud Sync tool, to synchronize your local NAS data with public cloud or on-premises storage. You can set up your Synology NAS to sync files with your IDrive® cloud storage. Learn more about the Synology Cloud Sync.

Prerequisites:

Before uploading files using Synology Cloud Sync, you require:

  1. An active IDrive® account. Sign up here if you do not have one.
  2. Valid Access Key ID and Secret Access Key.
  3. A valid Synology Cloud Sync account.


Follow the steps in this guide to sync Synology NAS data to IDrive®
  1. Enable Synology Backup in IDrive
  2. Set up Synology Cloud Sync with IDrive
  1. Enable Synology Backup in IDrive
    • Sign in to your IDrive account.
    • Navigate to NAS Backup > Synology Backup.
    • Click Enable.
      Syno enable screen
    • Select a region and a plan and click Enable.
      Syno region
    • Use the generated IDrive storage endpoint, secret and access keys for adding IDrive storage as destination in Hyper Backup, as shown in the below steps.
      Syno copy url
  2. Set up Synology Cloud Sync with IDrive:
    • Download Synology Cloud Sync from the Synology Package Center and install it.
    • Open Synology Cloud Sync.
    • Select S3 Storage as Cloud Provider.
    • In Account Settings, select Custom Server URL as S3 Server.
      1. Enter your IDrive storage endpoint as the Server Address.
      2. Enter your IDrive® Access Key ID as the Access Key.
      3. Enter your IDrive® Secret Access Key as Secret Key.
      4. Select the Bucket name from the dropdown.
      5. Click Next.
        Custom server url
    • In Task Settings, enter the following details:
      1. Enter a name for Connection.
      2. Select the Local path from your NAS Storage.
      3. Select the Remote path from your IDrive® bucket.
      4. Select Sync direction (Default: Bidirectional).
      5. Click Next.
        Add task settings
    • Click Apply to confirm Task Settings.
      Apply confirm settings

After connection, auto-sync will start, and all the files from the Local path of your Synology NAS storage will be synced to IDrive®.