Synology-shared-album

Prerequisites

1. Ensure remote access to the NAS (VPN OR QuickConnect)
2. Ensure Synology Photos is installed and running on the NAS

Instructions (1)

1. Open Synology Photos
2. In the left side pane, under All Photos, click PhotoLibrary
3. Locate the create button, + sign, on the right hand side, and select Create Folder
4. Name the folder PublicWeddingPhotos, and press OK
5. Select PublicWeddingPhots in the side pane
6. Locate the "ellipsis" or "More options" button on the right hand side, and select Create Photo Request Link
7. In the popup window, enter the following information:
   1. Subject
   2. Description
   3. [Optional] Link Protection > Expire on
8. Copy the link and store it on your local machine

Note 1

In the case of wanting to edit the link settings or perhaps copy it again:

1. In Synology Photos, at the far left of the browser page, click the Sharing icon (the third icon)
2. Under Photo Request tab, locate the entry associated with PublicWeddingPhotos
3. Use the Copy or the ellipsis button to copy or edit the shared link respectively
4. In case of modifying the settings, a new link will be generated
5. The old link will still work but will not have the newly applied settings so always use the latest generated link

Instructions (2)

9. Upload a test picture using the link in Step 8. Enter your name. The picture on the drive will be named <YourName>_<ImageName>

Example

Image name of IMG_237 will be Ghassan_IMG_237 on the server

Note

Step 9 is mandatory and not optional

Instructions (3)

10. Select the image uploaded, by clicking on it, and an orange menu in the bottom right of the page will show up
11. Click on the Share icon
12. In the Share pop-up menu, change the Privacy Settings to: Public - Anyone with link can download and click Save
13. In Synology Photos, at the far left of the browser page, click the Sharing icon (the third icon)
14. Under Sharing With Others tab, locate the newly created folder
15. Rename the shared folder to PublicWeddingPhotos

Note

There are 2 links here and thus 2 QR code to generate:

1. Photo Request link
2. Shared Folder viewing link