# Add a HDD or NAS to Homey

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-hdd-or-nas-to-homey/133565>\
**Category:** Devices\
**Created:** [March 27, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-hdd-or-nas-to-homey/133565 "2025-03-27T14:23:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Segeren](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dennis_segeren/32/130660_2.png) [@Dennis\_Segeren](https://community.homey.app/u/Dennis_Segeren)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-hdd-or-nas-to-homey/133565/1 "2025-03-27T14:23:22Z")

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Hi all, I’m wondering if with Homey I can start using a ‘regular’ HDD as a NAS, or that I better just buy a new NAS to get access to my data from everywhere. Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-hdd-or-nas-to-homey/133565/2 "2025-03-27T14:31:50Z")

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That all depends on what you already have and what you want to achieve.  
You can not connect a HDD to Homey directly (i.e. USB) and make Homey act as a NAS, if that is what you are asking.

Please elaborate.

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Segeren](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dennis_segeren/32/130660_2.png) [@Dennis\_Segeren](https://community.homey.app/u/Dennis_Segeren)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-hdd-or-nas-to-homey/133565/3 "2025-03-27T14:54:38Z")

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Yes exactly that was what I was thinking about. If that’s not an option then I just need to go for a NAS solution. If anyone has tips for brands / types that work nicely via Homey: I’m interested!

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**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-hdd-or-nas-to-homey/133565/4 "2025-03-27T15:06:44Z")

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Very keen with my Synology DS218+ NAS here.  
This model also runs Docker, which expands it functionality enormously.

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**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-a-hdd-or-nas-to-homey/133565/5 "2025-03-27T15:26:26Z")

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I have QNAP with Docker support running several years with some containers.

And for both (Synology and Qnap) you can find apps. For Qnap only for monitoring and WoL.