# How to Get GoPro Cloud Footage Onto a NAS (Synology, QNAP, or Your Own Server) > GoPro cameras upload to GoPro Cloud, and NAS apps have no GoPro Cloud option. How to copy your GoPro library onto a Synology, QNAP or home server, and keep it current. ![Copy GoPro Cloud footage onto a Synology or QNAP NAS](https://blober.io/kb/articles/gopro-cloud-to-nas-synology-qnap/cover.d22139c0c6.webp) A GoPro can't upload to your NAS by itself. Auto upload sends new footage to GoPro Cloud, and the NAS apps that copy from clouds have no GoPro Cloud option: Synology's Cloud Sync lists Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Backblaze B2, S3 and WebDAV, among others, but not GoPro[[1]](https://www.synology.com/dsm/7.3/software_spec/cloud_sync). So footage reaches a NAS through a computer. You either download it from GoPro and copy it across, or you use a desktop app that reads GoPro Cloud and writes straight to the NAS. This guide covers both. The second route uses [Blober](https://blober.io), which connects to GoPro Cloud natively. ## Why GoPro footage doesn't reach a NAS on its own GoPro's auto upload only sends new camera media to GoPro Cloud. See [How GoPro Cloud Works](https://blober.io/kb/articles/gopro-cloud-how-it-works/). From there, GoPro's website downloads at most 25 files at a time as a zip, and big zips can fail partway. For a library of a few hundred clips, that is a lot of rounds, plus unzipping and copying each batch to the NAS by hand. ## Option 1: download and copy by hand 1. Sign in at gopro.com and open your media library. 2. Select up to 25 items and download them as a zip. 3. Unzip, check the files, and copy them to a shared folder on the NAS. 4. Repeat until the library is done. This works for a few clips. It doesn't scale to a whole library. ## Option 2: GoPro Cloud to the NAS with Blober Blober is a desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux. It runs on your computer, not on the NAS. It reads each clip from GoPro Cloud and writes it to the NAS share as it downloads, so the footage never needs room on your computer's own disk. ### Mount the NAS share on your computer Turn on SMB file sharing on the NAS (on a Synology, it is under File Services in Control Panel), then connect from your computer: - macOS: in Finder, choose Go > Connect to Server and enter `smb://your-nas/share`. The share appears under `/Volumes/`. - Windows: map the share as a network drive, or open `\\your-nas\share` in File Explorer. - Linux: mount the share with your file manager or `mount`. ### Create the workflow 1. Create a workflow. Choose **GoPro Cloud** as the source and sign in with your GoPro account. 2. Select the whole library or the clips you want. 3. Choose **Local** as the destination and pick a folder on the mounted share. Blober treats it like any other folder. 4. Keep deduplication on **Skip if a file with the same name exists**, the default. 5. Start the transfer. A failed file is retried, and if you pause, the connection drops or the computer restarts, resuming the task carries on from the clips already finished. The clip that was in progress starts again from the beginning. ### Or: an S3 server on the NAS If your NAS runs an S3-compatible server such as MinIO, connect it with Blober's [S3-compatible provider](https://blober.io/kb/docs/providers/s3-compatible/) instead of mounting a share. Enter the NAS address as a custom endpoint, with path-style addressing if your server needs it. Plain `http://` and custom ports work on a home network. A self-signed HTTPS certificate doesn't, so use a trusted certificate or plain HTTP. ## What you get on the NAS - The original files. Blober downloads the version GoPro Cloud marks as the source upload, or the rendered file for a video you edited in Quik. If an item has no source file, Blober takes the largest version GoPro has. It doesn't re-encode, so the GPS and sensor data GoPro cameras write inside the MP4 stay in the file[[2]](https://github.com/gopro/gpmf-parser). - A tidy folder layout. Without a path template, files go into `date/camera/videos`, `date/camera/photos` and `date/camera/others`. - Chaptered videos as folders. A long recording that the camera split into chapters, a burst, or a time-lapse photo sequence comes down as a folder named after the clip, with numbered parts (`1.MP4`, `2.MP4`). If you write your own path template, keep `{file_dir}` in it so two chaptered videos from the same day don't collide. - Dates in UTC. Folder dates come from the capture time in UTC, so a clip filmed late in the evening in the Americas can go into the next day's folder. The file's modified date on the NAS is the day it was copied. The capture date is in GoPro's metadata and in the folder name. ## Keeping the NAS copy current Blober has no schedule. When you have new footage in GoPro Cloud, open the saved workflow and run it again. With skip-by-name on, clips already on the NAS are skipped without being downloaded, and only new ones transfer. For a fuller backup, add a second destination. A NAS in your home is one copy. A cloud such as Backblaze B2 is the off-site copy the [3-2-1 rule](https://blober.io/kb/articles/3-2-1-backup-rule-for-cloud/) asks for. Blober can copy GoPro Cloud to both. ## What this doesn't do - It doesn't run on the NAS. Your computer stays on and connected to the share until the transfer finishes. - It doesn't watch GoPro Cloud for new uploads. You start each run. - Your GoPro access has to stay active while Blober reads the library. Copy everything before you cancel. See [How to Cancel GoPro Plus Without Losing Your Footage](https://blober.io/kb/articles/cancel-gopro-plus-save-your-footage/). ## Frequently asked questions **Can a GoPro upload directly to my own server or NAS?** GoPro's auto upload sends footage to GoPro Cloud. To get it onto your own storage, copy it from GoPro Cloud, or copy it off the SD card from your computer. **Does Synology or QNAP have a GoPro Cloud app?** Synology's Cloud Sync doesn't list GoPro Cloud among its services. Use a computer in between: download by hand, or run Blober with the NAS as the destination. **Will the footage keep its GPS data?** Blober copies the original file without re-encoding it. GoPro stores GPS and sensor data inside the MP4, so it comes along. **Do I need room on my computer for the whole library?** No. Blober streams each clip from GoPro Cloud to the NAS share. Only the clips in transit pass through your computer. **How do I copy only the new clips next time?** Run the same workflow again with the default deduplication. Clips already on the NAS are skipped. **Can I copy footage from SD cards to the NAS too?** Yes. Copy the card to a folder on your computer, then run a workflow with **Local** as the source and the NAS share as the destination. ## Related guides - [How to Download All Your GoPro Cloud Videos to Your Computer](https://blober.io/kb/articles/how-to-download-all-gopro-cloud-videos/) - [Back Up Cloud Storage Directly to Your NAS](https://blober.io/kb/articles/backup-cloud-to-nas-synology-network-drive/) - [Back Up Your GoPro Cloud to Backblaze B2, AWS S3, or Local Storage](https://blober.io/kb/articles/back-up-gopro-cloud-to-backblaze-s3-or-local/) - [The Best Storage for GoPro and Action-Cam Footage in 2026](https://blober.io/kb/articles/best-cloud-storage-for-gopro-footage/)