Running off NAS cannot use iCloud Photo Library

After re-loading 32000 (190gb) photos into a Clean new library running off my NAS, i decide to turn on iCloud
photo sharing.
I then get this awesome message
iCloud for Photo Library is only available on Mac OS Standard and Mac OS Extended formatted volumes.
What the !
Why would Apple care what format the HDD is where my Library is located ?
I don't have enough space on my internal SSD and it was not very safe running it off
a USB HDD
I'm running this off a Synology NAS i really hope they fix this.

Have a look at this Help page:
System Library Overview
Among other, it says:
By default, your System Photo Library is stored in the Pictures folder on your Mac, but you can move it to another location on your Mac or store it on an external storage device. However, to use iCloud services, the external storage device must be formatted using Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format, also known as HFS+.

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