A step-by-step guide for taking a Synology NAS, a network storage computer, from factory state to a usable configured system. It covers installing DSM, creating storage, and setting the server identity.

Use it to install DSM, create an administrator, finish the setup wizard, build storage, choose a storage layout, and name the NAS.

It separates setup into inspectable stages and warns that installing DSM or creating storage can erase disks. It leaves storage choices such as RAID or SSD caching for an explicit decision.

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When invoked 1,827 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.

Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.

Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.

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Model	Per session	Once invoked
Fable 5.1	$0.00233	$0.01827
Opus 5.5	$0.00093	$0.00731
Sonnet 5.5	$0.00047	$0.00365
Haiku 4.5	$0.00023	$0.00183

Measured 2mo ago against content hash 65ac7b2bfb04, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

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Grade A, and why

nas-setup scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2mo ago.

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None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.claude/skills/nas-setup/SKILL.md · 141 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 141 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

nas-setup — install and fully configure a Synology NAS end to end

Goal: take new/factory/reset hardware to a working, configured NAS — DSM installed, a first administrator you own, the setup wizard finished, storage built the way the operator wants, and the basic identity (server name) set. This skill is the map; each heavy stage has its own focused skill. Installing DSM and creating storage both erase disks — destructive and irreversible. Confirm the target with the user before any --install or storage apply.

Run it in STAGES, not one long command

The single biggest lesson: do the stages separately. Each stage is its own dsmctl command, and the natural pause point is a working, inspectable NAS after stage 2. Storage (stage 3) is a decision, not a default — RAID level, SHR, one pool vs several, SSD cache, spares — and often needs a human/MIS discussion, so it should not be crammed into the long-blocking install command, especially on higher-end machines with many bays. A one-shot dsmctl install --admin-user <user> --create-volume exists, but reserve it for low-end/unattended boxes where the layout is a foregone conclusion.

The journey at a glance

Stage	What	Command / skill	Blocks?
1	Install DSM (the OS)	`dsmctl install` → nas-install skill	yes — download + reboot (minutes)
2	First administrator + finish wizard	`dsmctl provision` → nas-provision skill	no — fast; → working NAS
(pause)	Inspect disks, decide the layout with the operator	`dsmctl --nas <n> storage inventory` / `capabilities`	—
3	Build storage	nas-storage-setup skill	yes — parity init runs in the background
4	Configure identity / settings	`dsmctl system set-hostname`, and more Control Panel modules	no

Stage 1 — Install DSM

Only if DSM is not installed (not_install / sys_crash / sys_migrat). Follow the nas-install skill: detect state (read-only), then --install (online, or offline by auto-downloading the matching .pat). It waits for the reboot and stops at the https setup URL, e.g. https://<ip>:5001. If DSM is already installed, skip to stage 2.

Read the full file on GitHub · 141 lines

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Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

2mo ago First seen · 141 lines · 233 tokens per session scan A 65ac7b2bfb04

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nas-setup is a skill published in the GitHub repository derekvery666/dsmctl (5 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 233 tokens to every session and 1,827 once invoked, about $0.0009 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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