Published May 9, 2026, 3:31 PM EDT Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces. He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more. Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police, Android Authority, CNET, PCMag, and more. Outside of his professional work, Dhruv is an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the guitar. Every NAS I've bought over the years has been laser focused on storage and backups. Like most people who get into home servers , I started with the simple and straightforward goal of keeping my files organized in one place, and ensuring that nothing important got lost if a drive failed. But over the years, I've taken to using my Synology NAS for more than just storage.…