Trusted by 6 million+ users – QTS operating system
Your most powerful and intuitive NAS OS
QTS offers fast, convenient data storage and management, and comes with comprehensive features including multimedia, virtualization, smart surveillance, and more. With tailor-made customization and extensive hardware compatibility that ensures streamlined operations, QTS not only saves your time but also safeguards your digital assets.
Simple yet mighty
QTS employs a Linux kernel and ext4 file system, providing an intuitive interface for easy navigation.
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High-performance
Perform tasks faster and easier.
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Versatile
Feature-rich to meet evolving needs.
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Dependable
Stability with regular updates.
Streamline all aspects of your workloads
Data Protection
Multiple data protection technologies safeguard your data from accidents and incidents.
- Redundancy for fault tolerance
- Hot spare
- Global hot spare
- Automatic RAID disk replacement
- Mac/PC backup
- NAS/Server backup
- Cloud backup
- VM backup
- Google Photos/WordPress backup
Snapshot
Record system status and data at any given moment, and restore quickly when needed.
- Volume and LUN snapshot
- Version control
- Snapshot Replica
- Restore in a click
Featured App
Hybrid Backup Sync
Data backup, sync, and recovery
- NAS data backup, sync, and recovery
- QNAP-exclusive QuDedup source-based deduplication technology
- Multi-point backup and remote backup
- Supports major cloud platforms to facilitate hybrid cloud architecture
- Supports Air Gap offline backup
System Management
QNAP offers superior NAS hardware and system compatibility, providing flexible configuration and expansion to achieve higher performance that meets your and team’s needs.
Storage Management
Configure and allocate storage allocation to different apps or teams.
- Configure disk drives, volumes/LUNs, and storage pools
- RAID disk array configuration, upgrade, and migration
- RAID scrubbing
- Supports file, block, and object storage
- Supports SSD caching
- Disk health status monitoring
System Monitoring
Continuously monitor and manage NAS for peak performance.
- CPU, memory, and network usage monitoring
- Cloud management platform for multiple NAS (AMIZcloud)
- System log center (QuLog Center)
- System alert & event notifications (Notification Center)
- Network resources management (Network & Virtual Switch)
Capacity Expansion
Easily tackle the exponential data growth and storage needs.
- Non-disruptive replacement of larger capacity drives
- JBOD expansion with various interfaces
- Mount cloud space via network (HybridMount)
- Mount remote NAS space via network (VJBOD)
- Upgrading to Petabyte-scale storage
Featured App
DA Drive Analyzer
Disk health analysis and failure prediction
- Integrated ULINK cloud AI for predicting disk failures
- Supports disk analysis for SATA/SAS HDDs and SSDs, as well as NVMe SSDs
- Supports Proxy protocol
- Takes 24 hours to predict the likelihood of disk failure within the next 6 months
File Management
Effortlessly manage, access, sync, and share files for enhanced productivity in your personal and professional life.
- Access via web browsers
- Access using mobile apps
Centralized Management
Manage all files in a unified platform with smart tools:
- Web-based file management (File Station)
- Automatic file organization (Qfiling)
- FTP server (QuFTP)
- Multi-device synchronization
- One-way/ two-way sync
- Version control
- Space-saving modes
Sharing
Share files easily with friends, teams, or clients.
- NAS shared folders
- Cross-platform sharing for Windows®, macOS®, Linux®
- Shared links with expiration date and password
Featured App
Qsirch
Powerful Google™ like search tool
- Supports full-text search and AI semantic search
- Supports AI OCR text recognition for 11 languages
- Fast file search for documents, images, videos, and emails within NAS
- Supports searching through QNAP NAS, computers, mobile devices, and web browsers
Security
Protect digital assets from leaks, unauthorized access, and malicious threats such as hackers and ransomware.
System Protection
Multi-layered security mitigates external malicious attacks.
- Host-based firewall (QuFirewall)
- Scheduled scanning and removal of malware (Malware Remover)
- Cloud-based updates for malware definition files
- myQNAPcloud Link for secure remote connections
- Virtual Private Network (QVPN)
Permission Control
Manage user accounts and permissions to prevent unauthorized access.
- Passwordless login & 2FA authentication
- Delegated administration
- Centralized control over all devices and users within the organization (Organization Center)
Risk Assessment
Monitor potential security threats and take instant actions.
- Monitors NAS and file activities
- Proactive security measures
- System events and alert notifications
Featured App
Security Center
Security portal for NAS
- Actively monitors file activities
- Scans NAS security status
- Instant alert notifications
- Proactive security measures
- Integration with antivirus software
Multimedia
Build your own multimedia hub to manage and enjoy a wide range of video, music, and image formats.
Multimedia Management
Centralize storage and playback of your media collection.
- High-capacity cloud photo albums
- Central storage for video collections
- Central storage for music collections
- Media player supporting offline transcoding (Cayin Mediasign Player)
Streaming
Play and stream multimedia across multiple devices.
Featured App
QuMagie
Smart photo management
- AI-powered image recognition for smart albums
- Backs up photos from all devices
- Password settings for specific albums
- Share selected folders with multiple users
- Supports photo/video auto-upload from mobile devices
Virtualization
Supports leading virtualization platforms and advanced technologies to meet enterprise virtualization demands, further saving hardware and management costs.
Virtualization Storage
Cost-effective and high-performance virtualization storage with sufficient capacity.
- Compatible with VMware® vSphere™, Microsoft® Hyper-V®, and Citrix® XenServer™ platforms
- Supports container storage interface (CSI) plugin for Kubernetes®
- Supports Fibre Channel SAN
- Supports iSER to enhance virtualization storage performance
Virtual Machines
Host multiple VMs on a NAS for flexible deployment in multi-tenant environments.
- Supports Windows®, Linux®, and QuTScloud virtual machines
- Use various feature-rich Linux® apps with Linux Station
- Allocate virtual and physical network resources on NAS with Network Virtual Switch
- Supports LXD, Docker®, and Kata Containers
- Built-in Docker® Hub/LXD Image Server Registry
Featured App
Virtualization Station
Host multiple virtual machines on NAS
- Resource allocation settings: live migration, memory dynamic allocation, and memory sharing
- VM backup, snapshot, and clone
- Built-in VM marketplace
- VM High Availability (Coming soon)
Surveillance
Leverage QNAP’s all-in-one surveillance solution, combining software and hardware with AI, to safeguard your home and workplace.
Surveillance NAS
Easily set up your professional surveillance systems with its extensive camera compatibility and the subscription or royalty-free license plans.
- High-capacity and scalable storage
- Client apps for desktops and mobile devices (QVR Pro Client)
- Recording server failover (QVR Guard)
- Centralized management system (CMS) (QVR Center)
- Flexible API customization potential
Intelligent Monitoring and Analysis
Cutting-edge AI empowers advanced event search, facial recognition, and people counting analysis.
- AI-powered surveillance event search (QVR Smart Search)
- Dynamic facial recognition and analysis (QVR Face)
- Door access control system (QVR DoorAccess)
- People counting and footfall analysis (QVR Human)
Featured App
QVR Elite
Subscription-based smart surveillance solution
- Built-in 2 free channels
- Easy setup, flexible expansion
- Efficient recording and storage management
- Event detection and alerts
- Intelligent analysis and reporting
Alternatively, try the license-based QVR Pro
Cloud
QNAP NAS + Cloud = Unparalleled modern hybrid-cloud solution!
- Backup to QNAP-hosted cloud storage (myQNAPcloud Storage)
- Backup to public clouds such as Google Cloud
- Backup to cloud object storage (VJBOD Cloud)
- Mount third-party public clouds
- Mount remote servers
- Unlimited in quantity
- Save cloud files in cache space on NAS
- Transmission via SSL encryption
- Local Access Sharing
Featured App
myQNAPcloud Storage
QNAP-hosted cloud storage
- Permanent 16 GB free storage
- Expand storage with flexible license plans
- No costs for data transmission
- Supports Object Lock and WORM
- Web-based data management
Deploy QTS NAS now
QTS NAS delivers exceptional hardware performance, supports diverse software, and can be flexibly expanded. It serves as a secure, reliable storage center that meets the needs of individuals, homes, small businesses, and enterprises.
QTS or QuTS hero?
QTS | QuTS hero | |
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Filesystem | Ext4 | ZFS |
SSD Cache | Read/write Cache Read Cache Write Cache |
Read Cache |
Inline Compression | No | Yes (LZ4 compression, ideal for RAW files and document files) |
Inline Deduplication | No | Yes (At least 16 GB RAM required) |
HBS with QuDedup for Remote Backup | Yes | Yes |
Qtier auto-tiering | Yes | No |
Power Failure Protection (Hardware) | Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) | Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) |
Power Failure Protection (Software) | No (Risk of filesystem-level corruption on power-loss and system downtime required for “Check File System”) |
ZIL Copy-On-Write (Service continues after power recovery) |
Permission Management | POSIX ACLs (3 types) + certain special permissions | Rich ACLs (14 types) |
Capacity Expansion | Add a disk drive to a RAID group Upgrade RAID capacity Change higher capacity disk drives Attach expansion enclosures/JBODs |
Add a disk drive to a RAID group Upgrade RAID capacity Change higher capacity disk drives Attach expansion enclosures/JBODs |
Data Security | Standard | Better (Self-Healing & Copy-on-Write) |
Recommendation SSD Configuration for Video Editing Applications | Editing (from original/RAW files): Use SSD Pools Post-production: Enable Read/Write cache Note: Set the block size to 32K or 64K when creating volumes and choose “All I/O” for cache mode. |
Use SSD Pools Note: Set the block size 128K when creating Folders/LUNs |