Synology DSM
synology_dsm
The Synology DSM integration provides access to various statistics from your Synology NAS (DSM 5.x and higher), as well as cameras from the Surveillance Station and will allow you to use the File Station as a backup location.
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
switch | Switch or outlet | |
camera | Camera | Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…) | |
sensor | Sensor (temperature) | |
button | Button (as a switch) | |
select | Mode picker (as switches) |
3 reports below say how a device from this integration behaves in the Home app.
What people report
Synology NAS, Surveillance Station cameras, USB drives and Photos work locally; camera streaming and some switches have had issues, and config entities are hidden from HomeKit Bridge by default.
- Works3
- Partly works3
- Not working1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synology external USB drives | Works Local | USB drives added as devices with size and usage entitiesSaved copyProposed change This adds external USB drives connected to a Synology NAS as devices. Each device has entities for the size of the drive, the total partitioned size, the total space used in the partitions, and the percentage of partitioned space used. ## Type of change <!-- What Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #138661 · 2025-02 | |
| Synology Photos | Works Local | Photos usable as media source (photos only, no video)Saved copyProposed change These changes adds the ability to use Synology Photos as a media source (currently only photos are supported, not videos) ## Type of change - [ ] Dependency upgrade - [ ] Bugfix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue) - [ ] New integration (thank you!) - [X] New feature (which adds functionality to an existing integration) - [ ] Deprecation (breaking change to happen in the future) - [ ] Breaking change (fix/feature causing existing functionality to break) - [ ] Code quality improvements to existing code or addition of tests ## Additional information - Link to documentation … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #86894 · 2023-01 | |
| Synology Surveillance Station Home Mode switch | Works Local | Partly in Home Switch missing in Home app in exclusion mode unless explicitly included | Marked as config entity so HomeKit Bridge excludes it unless explicitly includedSaved copyThe problem The Synology DSM integration exposes a switch to toggle "Home Mode" in its Surveillance Station NVR app. This switch is used in my case to toggle my various cameras on and to have them start recording. I use HomeKit in exclusion mode and this toggle switch was passed through to HomeKit in Home Assistant as recently as 2021.12.10. After upgrading today I noticed the switch was missing in HomeKit, but still available in Home Assistant's UI. However I realized that if I change to "Inclusion" mode in my HomeKit setup, the Synology Home Mode toggle appears in the list of entities I can … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #65478 · 2022-02 |
| Synology NAS shutdown button | Partly works Local | Shutdown errored after update; fix expected in 2024.6Saved copyI believe the previous version was 2024.3.3 where the button worked properly. Not sure what update broke it exactly but because the availability that was fixed last update i wanted to try again and this time it stayed available for longer then an hour. (https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/115073) I left to go to work and noticed the NAS not turning off again even because it was available. I have it setup when I leave my home zone it turns off the NAS but only noticed it around 2024.4.1 that it didn't turn off anymore because the NAS became unavailable after like an hour of a restart. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #115205 · 2024-04 | |
| Synology Surveillance Station cameras | Partly works Local | Live streaming failed on Android tablets in the new integration; still images onlySaved copyHi ! > Please provide your DSM model and Surveillance Station version. > > So, with the `synology` integration you can see the live stream of your camera but not with the `synology_dsm`, right ? > > Is it live stream or only images every seconds ? > > On which systems it is working ? And on which it is not working ? > May be due to the `stream` integration then. > > Thanks. Hi, I have a Synology 1515+ running the latest version 6.2.3 With the old integration i can see both the still snaphsots images and the live stream (when you click on the image). With the new intergration, the live view … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #41569 · 2020-10 | |
| Synology Surveillance Station Home Mode switch | Partly works | Partly in Home Switch missing in exclude mode; appears when explicitly included | Config entity category hides it from HomeKitSaved copyThe problem The Synology DSM integration exposes a switch to toggle "Home Mode" in its Surveillance Station NVR app. This switch is used in my case to toggle my various cameras on and to have them start recording. I use HomeKit in exclusion mode and this toggle switch was passed through to HomeKit in Home Assistant as recently as 2021.12.10. After upgrading today I noticed the switch was missing in HomeKit, but still available in Home Assistant's UI. However I realized that if I change to "Inclusion" mode in my HomeKit setup, the Synology Home Mode toggle appears in the list of entities I can … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #65478 · 2022-02 |
| Foscam R2 camera (Synology Surveillance Station) | Not working | Broken in Home Camera never appears in Home despite being selected | Camera works in Lovelace but not shown in HomeKitSaved copyThe problem I am trying to share the camera entity with HomeKit. My HASS works well generally. All other devices (alarm system, some shelly switches, garage door opener) that I am sharing show up without issues. The camera is showing up in Lovelace. It is a Foscam R2, which is integrated via the Synology Surveillance Station integration. The camera is not showing up in the list of devices in my HomeKit.aids config either. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2021.9.7 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #60188 · 2021-11 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local polling
Talks to the device on your network, asking it for updates every so often.
Found automatically over
- SSDP/UPnP
- Bonjour (zeroconf)
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 51,906 (7.33%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.32 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @Quentame, @mib1185 |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
