DiskStation DS723+

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DiskStation DS723+

Compact and capable storage for home and small business

Features
Specs

Take your data management to the next level

Versatile smart storage that helps you consolidate and store your growing digital data.

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Stunningly compact

Powerful functionality in a tiny package, with room for 10GbE and dual NVMe drives.

Consolidate and share

Flexibly store and organize 40 TB of data, then share with anyone.

Keep your data safe

Hardware and software engineered to protect your data — trusted by millions.

Simply faster

DS723+ 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.

Synology Drive

faster file indexing

Synology Photos

faster photo indexing

Multiple file transfers

faster random write

The performance you need

Reduce transfer times with the DS723+, designed to accelerate your workloads. Easily add faster networking and NVMe drives to further boost performance.

Up to 471/225 MB/s read/write

Up to 10GbE networking

2 x M.2 NVMe cache & storage pool

Versatile and flexible storage

Make the most of high-performance networking and file access without taking up unnecessary space. DS723+ comes equipped with 2 bays and can scale up to 7 bays with the DX517 expansion unit as your data needs grow.

2 bays 20TB

7 bays 100 TB

Store, share, and protect

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

Private cloud storage

Multi-layered backup

Smart surveillance

Private cloud storage

Access files from all your devices and protect them with smart versioning. Manage, share, and sync your data across locations.

A private cloud for all your devices

Effortlessly deploy your own personal cloud with Synology’s private cloud solution. Simplify file access and consolidate your data management to benefit from easier file sharing and collaboration. Learn more

Professional photo management

Efficiently back up and organize photos and videos with management tools for novice and professional users alike. Automatically organize your content into albums and create secure share links to share files with family, friends, or clients. Learn more

Sync files and folders between sites

Site-to-site file syncing allows collaborators to sync individual files or folders between Synology devices, whether at home, another office, or across the world. Combine convenient access with 100% data ownership.

Share data with the power of the cloud

Reduce your on-site storage footprint and benefit from data center network speeds with hybrid cloud technology. Set up Hybrid Share Folders to efficiently store cold data in the cloud, while keeping frequently accessed files cached locally on your DS723+ and accessible at LAN speeds. Learn more

Multi-layered backup

Back up files, folders, physical devices, VMs, and SaaS applications with free solutions, and protect your NAS with built-in technologies.

Centralize your backup and recovery solution

Consolidate and automate backup tasks for PCs, file servers, VMs, SaaS applications, and more with Active Backup Suite. Administer device backups remotely through a centralized portal and quickly restore specific files or entire devices to keep your business up and running. Take advantage of built-in remote backup solutions designed to protect your data with seamless 3-2-1 backup configurations. Learn more

Perform full Synology system backups

Protect all data, applications, and configurations on your Synology systems with comprehensive scheduled backups to local and remote servers, external drives, or cloud storage destinations including Synology C2 Storage. Learn more

Protect folders and LUNs with snapshots

Configure efficient point-in-time snapshots of shared folders and LUNs at intervals as short as 5 minutes. Allow users to easily restore previous versions of files unassisted, quickly recover VMs, and copy snapshots to another server to benefit from rapid storage failover. Learn more

Smart surveillance

Transform your Synology device into a full-featured video management system for a wide range of compatible IP cameras.

Synology Surveillance Station

Protecting your business has never been easier with centralized video management, support for over 8,300 IP camera models, and remote monitoring and playback of footage. Synology’s surveillance management system provides all the tools you need for live monitoring, alerts, investigation, management, and backup. Learn more

Dual recording

C2 Backup for Surveillance allows you to keep access to surveillance footage if your recording server is disabled by recording to your local server as well as C2 cloud. End-to-end encryption protects streams against unauthorized access while low latency recording lets you review the crucial last few seconds before the recording server was lost.

Performance backed by Synology drives

Leverage high sustained performance and reliability with enterprise-grade drives with built-in data protection designed for Synology systems.³

Enterprise Series 3.5" SATA Plus Series 3.5" SATA

Enterprise Series 2.5" SATA Enterprise Series M.2 NVMe

Get more with DiskStation Manager

Take advantage of a host of native productivity, management, and security solutions available in the web-based Synology DSM operating system.

Central Management System

Conveniently manage your fleet of Synology NAS from a centralized console.

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Security

Shield your Synology NAS from the most sophisticated threats with industry-leading security solutions.

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Synology High Availability

Seamless transition between clustered servers in the event of a server failure to minimize the impact on applications.

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Hardware Overview

1Drive Trays
2Drive Tray Locks
3Status Indicator
4Drive Status Indicators

5USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port
6Power Button and Indicator
7Fan
81GbE RJ-45 Ports

9Reset Button
10Expansion Port
11Power Port
12Kensington Security Slot

13Network Upgrade Slot
14M.2 NVMe SSD Slots

More ways to harness your NAS

Storage for content creators

Synology NAS brings speed, simplicity, and security to all your creative projects.

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Complete endpoint protection

Follow the 3-2-1 backup strategy and keep your data safe with Synology’s backup packages.

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Ransomware prevention and protection

Minimize the threat posed by increasingly sophisticated ransomware and other malware with Synology solutions.

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Notes:

Based on internal processor benchmarks between DS723+ and the prior-gen DS720+. Actual performance may vary depending on hardware and software configuration, workload, and testing environment.
Performance figures are obtained through internal testing by Synology. Actual performance may vary depending on the testing environment, usage, and configuration. See performance charts for more information.
PCIe add-in cards, expansion units, and storage drives are sold separately. Refer to the compatibility list for compatible devices.
Synology SNV3400 series M.2 NVMe SSD drives can be installed through the built-in M.2 slots to enable SSD caching or create SSD storage pools. Drives are sold separately.
C2 Storage for Hyper Backup and Hybrid Share requires purchase of an eligible annual or monthly subscription. A free trial is available for each newly registered account. Learn more
Surveillance Station includes 2 free licenses. Connecting more cameras and devices requires additional licenses.
The warranty period starts from the date of purchase as stated on your purchase receipt. Visit https://www.synology.com/company/legal/warranty for more information.

Hardware Specifications
CPU
CPU	CPU Model	AMD Ryzen R1600
	CPU Quantity	1
	CPU Core	2
	CPU Architecture	64-bit
	CPU Frequency	2.6 (base) / 3.1 (turbo) GHz
	Hardware Encryption Engine
Memory
Memory	System Memory	2 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM
	Memory Module Pre-installed	2 GB (2 GB x 1)
	Total Memory Slots	2
	Maximum Memory Capacity	32 GB (16 GB x 2)
	Notes	Synology reserves the right to replace memory modules with the same or higher frequency based on supplier's product life cycle status. Rest assured that the compatibility and stability have been strictly verified with the same benchmark to ensure identical performance. Please select Synology memory modules for optimum compatibility and reliability. Synology will not provide complete product warranty or technical support if non-Synology memory modules are used for memory expansion. For more information about the recommended memory configurations, please check the Hardware Installation Guide of your Synology product.
Storage
Storage	Drive Bays	2
	Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit	7 (DX517 x 1)
	M.2 Drive Slots	2 (NVMe)
	Compatible Drive Type* (See all supported drives)	3.5" SATA HDD 2.5" SATA SSD M.2 2280 NVMe SSD
	Hot Swappable Drive*
	Notes	The hot swappable drive feature is not supported by M.2 SSD slots. "Compatible drive type" indicates drives that have been tested to be compatible with Synology products. This term does not indicate the maximum connection speed of each drive bay.
External Ports
External Ports	RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port	2
	USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port*	1
	Expansion Port	1
	Expansion Port Type	eSATA
	Notes	This device's 1GbE LAN ports have a maximum transmission unit (MTU) size of 1,500 bytes. The USB 3.0 standard was renamed to USB 3.2 Gen 1 by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) in 2019.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe Expansion	1 x Gen3 x2 network upgrade slot
Appearance
Appearance	Size (Height x Width x Depth)	166 mm x 106 mm x 223 mm
	Weight	1.51 kg
Others
Others	System Fan	92 mm x 92 mm x 1 pcs
	Fan Speed Mode	Full-Speed Mode Cool Mode Quiet Mode
	Brightness Adjustable Front LED Indicators
	Power Recovery
	Noise Level*	20.7 dB(A)
	Scheduled Power On / Off
	Wake on LAN / WAN
	Power Supply Unit / Adapter	65 watts
	AC Input Power Voltage	100V to 240V AC
	Power Frequency	50/60 Hz, Single Phase
	Power Consumption	21.07 watts (Access) 8.62 watts (HDD Hibernation)
	British Thermal Unit	71.85 BTU/hr (Access) 29.39 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)
	Notes	For more information on how power consumption is measured, refer to this article. Noise testing was conducted with the Synology system fully installed with Synology SATA HDDs and in an idle stae. Two G.R.A.S. Type 40AE microphones are placed at a 1 m distance from the front and rear of the device. Background noise: 16.49-17.51 dB(A); Temperature: 24.25-25.75˚C; Humidity: 58.2-61.8%
Temperature
Temperature	Operating Temperature	0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
	Storage Temperature	-20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F)
	Relative Humidity	5% to 95% RH
Certification
Certification	FCC CE BSMI VCCI RCM UKCA EAC CCC KC
Warranty
Warranty	3-year hardware warranty, extendable to 5 years with EW201 or Extended Warranty Plus
	Notes	The warranty period starts from the purchase date as stated on your purchase receipt. (Learn more) Extended Warranty Plus is only available in Europe and North America. EW201/EW202 is only available in Asia, Africa, and Oceania. For exact availability information please visit their respective websites.
Environment
Environment	RoHS Compliant
Packaging Content
Packaging Content	Main Unit X 1 Accessory Pack X 1 AC Power Adapter X 1 AC Power Cord X 1 RJ-45 LAN Cable X 2 Quick Installation Guide X 1
Optional Accessories
Optional Accessories	DDR4 ECC SODIMM: D4ES02-4G/D4ES02-8G/D4ES01-16G Expansion Units: DX517 Enterprise Series 3.5" SATA HDD: HAT5300 Series Plus Series 3.5" SATA HDD: HAT3300 Series Enterprise Series 2.5" SATA SSD: SAT5200 Series Enterprise Series M.2 2280 NVMe SSD: SNV3400 Series 10GbE Network Upgrade Module: E10G22-T1-Mini

DSM Specifications
Storage Management
Storage Management	Maximum Single Volume Size	108 TB
	Maximum Internal Volume Number	64
	M.2 SSD Storage Pool Support*
	SSD Read/Write Cache (Determining cache size)
	SSD TRIM
	Supported RAID Type	Synology Hybrid RAID Basic JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 (with Expansion Unit) RAID 6 (with Expansion Unit) RAID 10 (with Expansion Unit)
	RAID Migration	Basic to RAID 1 Basic to RAID 5 (with Expansion Unit) RAID 1 to RAID 5 (with Expansion Unit) RAID 5 to RAID 6 (with Expansion Unit)
	Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs	Synology Hybrid RAID RAID 1 RAID 5 (with Expansion Unit) RAID 6 (with Expansion Unit) RAID 10 (with Expansion Unit)
	Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD	Synology Hybrid RAID JBOD (with Expansion Unit) RAID 5 (with Expansion Unit) RAID 6 (with Expansion Unit)
	Global Hot Spare Supported RAID Type	Synology Hybrid RAID (with Expansion Unit) RAID 1 (with Expansion Unit) RAID 5 (with Expansion Unit) RAID 6 (with Expansion Unit) RAID 10 (with Expansion Unit)
	Notes	Creating M.2 storage pools requires the use of Synology-verified SSDs, which are rigorously tested under extreme temperature conditions. Thermal parameters for SSDs and NAS units are fine-tuned to ensure optimal management of thermal conditions under I/O-intensive environments. (Learn more) Usable capacity for each volume will be lower than the maximum volume size and is dependent on the filesystem and the amount of system metadata stored. Actual maximum storage pool and volume sizes depend on drive sizes used, the number of drive bays available, and the RAID configuration. Each internal volume (may consist of multiple drives) is expandable up to 108TB.
File System
File System	Internal Drives	Btrfs ext4
	External Drives	Btrfs ext4 ext3 FAT NTFS HFS+ exFAT
File Services
File Services	File Protocol	SMB AFP NFS FTP WebDAV Rsync
	Maximum Concurrent SMB/AFP/FTP Connections	500
	Maximum Concurrent SMB/AFP/FTP Connections (with RAM expansion)	2,000
	Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration
	NFS Kerberos Authentication
	Notes	Regarding data concerning tests with RAM expansion, all memory slots are installed with the maximum capacity of supported RAM. The testing standard was based on the maximum number of concurrent connections supported by this model. During the testing, 25% of the connections were used to transfer files concurrently. The transfer process guaranteed that the connections were not interrupted; the minimum transfer speed was not guaranteed.
Account & Shared Folder
Account & Shared Folder	Maximum Local User Accounts	2,048
	Maximum Local Groups	256
	Maximum Shared Folder	512
	Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks	8
Hybrid Share
Hybrid Share	Maximum Hybrid Share Folders	10
Hyper Backup
Hyper Backup	Folder and Package Backup
	Entire System Backup
	Notes	Full-system backup requires DSM 7.2 or later.
High Availability
High Availability	Synology High Availability
Log Center
Log Center
	Syslog Events per Second	800
Virtualization
Virtualization	VMware ESXi 6.5 and VAAI
	Windows Server 2022
	Citrix Ready
	OpenStack
General Specifications
General Specifications	Supported Protocols	SMB1 (CIFS), SMB2, SMB3, NFSv3, NFSv4, NFSv4.1, NFS Kerberized sessions, iSCSI, HTTP, HTTPs, FTP, SNMP, LDAP, CalDAV
	Supported Browsers	Chrome Firefox Edge Safari
	Supported Language	English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Dansk, Norsk, Svenska, Nederlands, Русский, Polski, Magyar, Português do Brasil, Português Europeu, Türkçe, Český, ภาษาไทย, 日本語, 한국어, 繁體中文, 简体中文
	Notes	For an updated list of supported browser versions, check the DSM Technical Specifications.
Add-on Packages view the complete package list
Central Management System
Central Management System
Synology Chat
Synology Chat
	Suggested Users	100
	Notes	Measured with simulated users, each with an average record of 20,000 messages, emojis, or stickers. The required server response time is below ten seconds. Models with expandable memory are tested with their maximum supported memory.
Download Station
Download Station
	Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks	80
SAN Manager
SAN Manager
	Maximum iSCSI Target Number	128
	Maximum LUN	256
	LUN Clone/Snapshot, Windows ODX
Synology MailPlus / MailPlus Server
Synology MailPlus / MailPlus Server
	Free Email Accounts	5 (Additional accounts require purchase of licenses)
	Suggested Users	500
	Maximum Server Performance	1,224,000 emails per day, approx. 37GB
	Notes	Suggested users is derived from testing in an environment with 20% heavy users (each with 20,000 pre-populated emails and receiving 240 emails per day) and 80% light users (each receiving an average of 20 emails per day). Learn more Models with 2 bays and dual M.2 drive slots were installed with two SSDs for SSD cache. Models with expandable memory are tested with their maximum supported memory. The performance of the mail system will slightly decrease in high-availability mode due to data synchronization between the two servers. Functions that were enabled in all of the tests above: anti-spam, anti-virus, DNSBL, greylist, content scan, full-text search (English only).
Media Server
Media Server
	DLNA Compliance
Synology Photos
Synology Photos
	Facial Recognition
	Object Recognition
	Notes	Object recognition requires an upgrade of memory capacity to a minimum of 4 GB.
Snapshot Replication
Snapshot Replication
	Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder	1,024
	Maximum of System Snapshots	65,536
Surveillance Station
Surveillance Station
	Default Licenses	2 (Additional cameras require purchase of licenses)
	Suggested Maximum IP Cameras and Total FPS (H.264)	720p: 40 channels, 1200 FPS 1080p: 40 channels, 800 FPS 3M: 35 channels, 350 FPS 5M: 28 channels, 280 FPS 4K: 17 channels, 170 FPS
	Suggested Maximum IP Cameras and Total FPS (H.265)	720p: 40 channels, 1200 FPS 1080p: 40 channels, 1200 FPS 3M: 40 channels, 600 FPS 5M: 40 channels, 480 FPS 4K: 20 channels, 200 FPS
	Notes	Performance figures are obtained from testing conducted with the device fully populated with drives, with their default memory configuration, and under a continuous recording setup. Actual system capabilities may vary based on configuration, drive performance, enabled features, and the presence of additional workloads. Use NVR Selector to quickly find a suitable model based on your requirements. The maximum number of camera stream outputs is 2 times the suggested maximum number of IP cameras.
Synology Drive
Synology Drive
	Recommended Number of Concurrent Sync Clients	350 (the number of connections that can be maintained when the recommended number of hosted files was reached)
	Recommended Number of Hosted Files	5,000,000 (applies to files indexed or hosted by Synology Drive. For file access through other standard protocols, refer to the File Services section above)
	Notes	Exceeding the recommended numbers above will not block application operations, but may result in longer response time. Utilizing SSD cache can significantly improve performance. Models with expandable memory are tested with their maximum supported memory. Btrfs file system and non-encrypted shared folders were used during the aforementioned testing.
Synology Office
Synology Office
	Suggested Users	3,000
	Notes	Suggested users is derived from testing in an environment with 60% idle users (each logging in and viewing documents) and 40% active users (each executing random actions at intervals of 20 to 40 seconds) operating within documents, each document having 30 users. Learn more Models with expandable memory are tested with their maximum supported memory. Client performance may affect maximum simultaneous editing users. Client PCs used for testing: Intel Core i3-3220 / 8GB RAM
Virtual Machine Manager
Virtual Machine Manager
	Recommended Virtual Machine Instances	4 (Learn more)
	Recommended Virtual DSM Number (Licenses required)	4 (including 1 Free License)
	Notes	The specifications vary depending on system configuration and memory size.
VPN Server
VPN Server
	Maximum Connections	40

Notes:

Model specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
The figures are based on Synology internal testing. Each performance test is done individually. No other services or applications are processed at the same time.
The actual performance may be lower than lab testing figure due to differences in server configuration, deployment, and the number of active operations.
If usage requirements exceed the specifications above, please contact our regional partners for professional advice.