# What's the oldest Synology I can use for offsite backups?

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**Created:** [May 28, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.spacerex.co/t/whats-the-oldest-synology-i-can-use-for-offsite-backups/674 "2023-05-28T05:59:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![nasuser](https://forums.spacerex.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@nasuser](https://forums.spacerex.co/u/nasuser)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2023, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.spacerex.co/t/whats-the-oldest-synology-i-can-use-for-offsite-backups/674/1 "2023-05-28T05:59:30Z")

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I was watching one of the older videos on backups and one tip Will mentioned is having an offsite NAS.  
It could be a good idea to buy a really cheap old synology on ebay and put in a big noisy cheap hard drive just as something to act as a backup destination. Right now I have my DS923+ backing up to an external USB.

What is the oldest model synology I should buy that supports whatever feature is required for this to work?  
Does it have to support Hyper Backup? (I think only the Plus models have this?)

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**Author:** ![Will](https://forums.spacerex.co/user_avatar/forums.spacerex.co/will/32/14_2.png) [@Will](https://forums.spacerex.co/u/Will)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.spacerex.co/t/whats-the-oldest-synology-i-can-use-for-offsite-backups/674/2 "2023-05-28T14:43:27Z")

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So as far as I know all NAS running at least dsm 6.2 support hyperbackup.

What I would look at is any 18 year unit or later as a good candidate. If you can get one with BTRFS it’s great, but not strictly required

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**Author:** ![notsimar](https://forums.spacerex.co/user_avatar/forums.spacerex.co/notsimar/32/216_2.png) [@notsimar](https://forums.spacerex.co/u/notsimar)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.spacerex.co/t/whats-the-oldest-synology-i-can-use-for-offsite-backups/674/3 "2023-05-28T21:56:25Z")

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It comes down to how you plan to do backups, I setup an offsite rsync copy using a 214play which then does hyperbackup locally to an esata enclosure.

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**Author:** ![Stephan\_Angele](https://forums.spacerex.co/user_avatar/forums.spacerex.co/stephan_angele/32/317_2.png) [@Stephan\_Angele](https://forums.spacerex.co/u/Stephan_Angele)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.spacerex.co/t/whats-the-oldest-synology-i-can-use-for-offsite-backups/674/4 "2023-05-31T12:08:27Z")

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I frequently use DS216+/DS218/DS220 for this job.  
The run with 2\*16 Exos drives and 8GB RAM. DSM 7.1 is working

I also run a RS2416.  
It also runs DSM7.1 and has 12 bays populated with Exos 10TB drives.  
Nice as target for ABB but restores (W10 workstation 250GB → 2hrs) take time due to lack of RAM and only 4\*1GBit/s

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**Author:** ![kfcloh](https://forums.spacerex.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kfcloh](https://forums.spacerex.co/u/kfcloh)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.spacerex.co/t/whats-the-oldest-synology-i-can-use-for-offsite-backups/674/5 "2023-05-31T12:49:00Z")

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I think don’t buy a too old and low end Synology. I am using Hyperbackup to my old Ds211j, on DSM Hyperbackup it keep showing “Not Connected”, or “Connecting” and rarely shows “Connected”. I think my old Synology is struggling to cope with the processing as the CPU and memory remain high most of the time. Nevertheless, Hyperbackup still works.