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Synology DSM in Home Assistant

synology_dsm part of Home Assistant since 0.32

Local, polling Set up in the user interface

Synology DSM is an official Home Assistant integration for Backup, Camera, Media source, System monitor and Update. Talks to the device on your own network and asks for changes at regular intervals.

Facts about this integration

Compatible with Home Assistant
yes, official integration
Connection
Local, polling – Talks to the device on your own network and asks for changes at regular intervals.
Setup
in the user interface
Kind
Single device
Installations
52,250 (7.3 % of the installations that share statistics)
Categories
Backup, Camera, Media source, System monitor, Update
Provides
Binary sensor, Button, Camera, Diagnostics, Select, Sensor, Switch, Update
Found automatically via
Network discovery (Zeroconf), Network discovery (SSDP)
Maintained by
@Quentame, @mib1185
Python packages
py-synologydsm-api==2.11.1

Setup

  1. Home Assistant can find this integration on its own: if it is suggested under Settings → Devices & services, confirm it there.
  2. In Home Assistant open Settings → Devices & services.
  3. Click "Add integration" and search for Synology DSM.
  4. Follow the dialog – it asks for everything the integration needs.

Add to my Home Assistant

The link goes through my.home-assistant.io and opens the setup dialog in your own instance – no address of ours is involved.

Known issues and fixes

6 open issues and 13 bug fixes in the last twelve months are recorded for Synology DSM in the Home Assistant issue tracker. If something does not work, update first: the most recent fix shipped with Home Assistant 2026.10.3.

Open

  • open Reported problem #162158 since February 3, 2026 · 1 reaction · 9 comments · #162158
  • open Reported problem #169183 since April 26, 2026 · 0 reactions · 13 comments · #169183
  • open Reported problem #177208 since July 25, 2026 · 0 reactions · 3 comments · #177208
  • open Reported problem #173858 since June 15, 2026 · 0 reactions · 3 comments · #173858
  • open Reported problem #181460 since September 6, 2026 · 0 reactions · 2 comments · #181460
  • open Reported problem #184949 since October 8, 2026 · 0 reactions · 1 comment · #184949

Fixed

Source: the issue tracker of Home Assistant, as of October 26, 2026. The sentences are written by a language model from the titles of the issues; the reports themselves are on GitHub.

Check a specific device for known problems in the product check →

Source of this entry: the official documentation of the integration

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