From there you’ll be able to pick what folder / folders / files / or even the entire NAS, you want to ensure are being backed up to CrashPlan. The final step is to now open the CrashPlan client on your computer and under “Files” click on Change.
ui_info file above, change it’s file permissions to “Read-Only”.
NOTE: File location for MAC users: /Library/Application Support/CrashPlan/.ui_info Also, be sure to edit the 0.0.0.0 to the IP address of your Synology and Save the file. ui_info file located at C:\ProgramData\CrashPlan removing the GUID key that might already be listed and replace it with the output from the above step. The crashplan app also requires a special GUID key and is currently only available via SSH, so in the PuTTy window (or whatever you’re using to connect to SSH) type the following command:.
But to configure what gets backed up and additional settings you’ll need to download and install the CrashPlan app on your computer. NOTE: Don’t forget to disable SSH once you have everything up and running. While we’re on the Synology, lets quickly enable SSH by going to Control Panel > Terminal & SNMP > and checking “Enable SSH service”.You can do so by going to Installed > CrashPlan > and use the Action drop down menu to stop, then start it again. After the CrashPlan package has been installed you will need to stop the package and start it again.We’re now finally ready to install CrashPlan on the Synology! With the new PC Load Letter package source added you’ll have a new tab in your Package Manager titled “Community” – click on it and find the CrashPlan package and click on Install.Next, we need to allow the Synology NAS to install “un-official” packages to do so go back to the “General” tab within the same Settings window as above and change the Trust Level from “Synology Inc.” to “Any publisher” then click on OK.So open Package Manager and click on Settings > Package Sources > Add and type in: for the location and name it whatever you’d like. Now we need to add a new package source to our Synology so that we can install the CrashPlan client.Now enable user home service on the Synology by going to: Control Panel > User > Advanced Tab and check “ Enable user home service” and click Apply.Upload the to your Synology NAS by click on Browse in the Upgrade Java window then click on OK.Download the latest Linux x86 version, at the time of writing that is:.You’ll be prompted with a few more steps to perform: Open the Java Manager app and click on “Upgrade Java”.Go to your Package Manager > Utilities > and click on Install under Java Manager. These steps are being done using a Synology DS412+ running DSM 5.0 Update 7. Install headless CrashPlan on Synology NAS
If you’re looking for an alternative I would suggest checking out Backblaze and the post How to install Backblaze on Synology NAS. Crashplan has cancelled their family plan as of.