[exFAT for DSM 5.0 & DSM 6.0]

Hi everyone, registered here just to share my Over Engineered workaround, but its working for me

 

Requirements

• SSH access to the box
• Docker (install via package center)

Not Working/Untested

• Auto copy

Instructions / Steps

1. Follow the guide to get the scripts installed on https://github.com/luckylz2git/exfat-synology
2. Install Docker
3. ssh into the box
   1. Elevate to root (su) 

      sudo su

   2. Create a docker network

      docker network create exfat_nfs_share --subnet 172.31.15.0/24 --gateway 172.31.15.1

   3. Obtain the NFS Server docker image

      docker image pull itsthenetwork/nfs-server-alpine:latest

       

   4. Run the docker container

      docker run -d --net exfat_nfs_share --ip 172.31.15.100 --name exfat_nfs --privileged -v /volume1/usbexfat/usbshare1:/nfsshare -e READ_ONLY -e SHARED_DIRECTORY=/nfsshare itsthenetwork/nfs-server-alpine:latest

       

   5. You can close the ssh session now
   6. Login to DSM
   7. Open File Station
   8. Click in Tools > Mount Remote Folder > NFS Shared Folder
   9. Fill the dialog with the follow values and click mount

      Field	Value
      Folder	172.31.15.100:/
      Version	v4 <= THIS IS MANDATORY
      Transport	TCP
      Mount To	Click Browse > usbexfat > Create folder "nfs_usbshare1" > Select "nfs_usbshare_1" > Click OK
      Mount Automatically on Startup	Checked

   10. After mounting there will be a new folder,  nfs_usbshare1, under Remote Folder  on the left sidebar.

This can be used to copy files from the exfat drive into any folder in DSM via the WebUI, I believe that it might also be possible to modify the existing scripts to have a sync running

Regarding the fact that we're running another nfs server and if you're concerned about security, the container is running nfs on a isolated network visible only to the DSM host and containers running on the same network, it SHOULD NOT interfere with DSM NFS shares / Server

 

Note: The new share/mountpoint will be READ ONLY as a preventive measure

Note 2: Wrote this from the top of my head, I might have forgot one or two steps, happy to help if required