IOS Photo & Video Backup to NAS

Hi,
I know subjects like this have been covered previously, but i can't find anything that is recent so hence the re-ask.
I'm looking for a solution to backup my iOS photos and videos from both my iPhone 5 and iPad Air to a NAS drive without a requirement to plug into a Mac/PC.
I've found a number of solutions from Synology and WD MyCloud using their designated apps, but which is the best and most efficient?
I'd like it to backup on a weekly basis or similar without too much additional interaction required - I guess similar to the backup to iCloud but to hardware in my home rather than internet storage.
Thanks
Andy

I have a sonology that have served me well
I have an external wd bybook which broke after 1 year
not sure how many of us tested enough solution to really give you a lot of insights into pro and cons of the various solutions think you can likely google some reviews of the various ways vs, eachoter

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