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Netgear Terminating ReadyCLOUD Service
Since Netgear will terminate ReadyCLOUD service by April 1st, how can I access to my NAS device remotely? Is there any solutions/instructions by Netgear or anyone who can using other solutions? Thx...
Yes, there are alternatives, which have already been discussed in other message threads..
A VPN hosted in your router and ZeroTier are the easiest/most secure, IMHO. You can also make provisions for remotely using FTPS or SFTP via port forwarding, but that requires you to either have a fixed IP or use a Dynamic DNS provider. There are even ways to use OwnCloud or NextCloud, setting up the shares you want to access as "external" (to OwnCloud/NextCloud). They also require a fixed IP or DDNS, but are a bit more secure (IMHO) than port forwarding.
As for why, it's very clear that Netgear is leaving the NAS market, though this will also affect a lot of their routers that offer it. ReadyCloud requires that Netgear maintain a server that acts as the "operator" to connect your NAS and app. And, of course, they have to do updates of the app as other OSes change and provide user support. Since they don't charge for it, they rely on new sales to fund it, and those have gone away as far as NAS are concerned.
This is horrible! I think my 628X is still under warranty! They shouldn't have bought Infrant only to watch it die 10 years later. This is what happens to all good companies. Thankfully there's still some small community around to help with all these pain points.
I own and all are still working perfectly:
Infrant 600TL
Netgear NV+
Netgear Pro 6
Netgear 628x (purchased in 2019)
givememynamebak wrote:
They shouldn't have bought Infrant only to watch it die 10 years later.
FWIW, they bought Infrant in 2007, so about 15 years.
givememynamebak wrote:
I think my 628X is still under warranty!
Could easily be true. My own RN526x goes back to 2017, so not under warranty anymore.
StephenB- You're right, 15 years and all mine are going strong (after few capacitor replacements and power supply replacements) but with many more limitations now. Thank you and Sandshark both for all that you have done to help the ReadyNAS community!
- Have you guys done anything to move away from Netgear OS on your existing hardware? (I've seen those threads too)- Have you decided on a future brand NAS box? If so, may I ask what brand?
I'd be curious as to where you land here.
WhoCares_seems to be going down the path of OpenMediaVault and I'd be interested in seeing his journey too!
I'd really like them to just opensource the ReadyNAS OS, readynasd etc instead of just throwing it all away.. sad times.
givememynamebak wrote:
- Have you guys done anything to move away from Netgear OS on your existing hardware? (I've seen those threads too)- Have you decided on a future brand NAS box? If so, may I ask what brand?
I have not done anything to move away from the Netgear OS, and am not planning to by a new NAS at present.
Personally I use my NAS just for storage - applications are run on an always-on PC that has the NAS volume mapped to a drive letter. I don't allow inbound connections to my NAS from over the internet either (no port forwarding).
So I am ok just continuing to run them for the time being. I've also found the hardware to be very reliable, so they could well remain in service for many more years.
If I were looking at a new model today, I'd be looking at Synology first.
StephenB- Thank you for your reply! I'm hoping for the same (a longer life without having to upgrade). I've looked at Synology a bit, but the hardware is lacking and it appears like some boxes require Synology branded/specific drives.
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