Synology Launches Privacy‑Focused Home Monitoring for BeeStation Plus

BELLEVUE, WA— April 1, 2026 — Synology today announced a new privacy‑first home monitoring experience for BeeStation Plus, enabling users to monitor home and workspaces using Synology Cameras. Powered by the new BeeCamera mobile app, the experience delivers smart monitoring without cloud dependency or recurring fees.¹

BeeStation Plus delivers a simple plug‑and‑play experience for users looking for a cloud alternative to store and access their files from anywhere. With the new BeeCamera mobile app, BeeStation Plus goes beyond personal storage to also support local and remote home monitoring. Together with Synology cameras, the solution brings on‑camera AI detection for people, pets, vehicles and intrusion events, along with a seamless experience across live viewing, alerts and event review.

“BeeStation Plus is built to be a digital hub for home and for small teams,” said Yi Ma, senior product manager of BeeStation. “With video becoming a bigger part of everyday life, BeeStation offers a simple way to manage monitoring alongside files and photos, keeping everything private and under the user’s control.”

Smart monitoring, your way

Users can add up to four cameras in a single location and customize monitoring behavior to fit different needs, whether for home use or small business environments.

Through the BeeCamera mobile app, users can customize:

• AI detection alerts for people, pets, vehicles and intrusion events
• Recording schedules and detection zones to reduce unnecessary notifications
• Retention settings based on available storage of BeeStation Plus²

Save, download, or share the key moments

All detected events are unified in one place, allowing users to quickly review what happened throughout the day and easily filter by event type. When spotting a key moment, users can save clips to Collections, so they won’t be overwritten by routine retention, whether it’s important footage for reference, or simply a memorable moment worth keeping.

Designed for homes and micro‑businesses

This monitoring experience is ideal for families who want to stay connected to loved ones or pets, as well as small shops and micro‑businesses seeking simple, reliable monitoring without ongoing fees. Users can also share camera access with up to eight invited users, allowing them to view live feeds, receive notifications and review events.³

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Note:

1. The BeeCamera mobile app works with supported Synology cameras and requires BeeStation Plus running BeeStation OS 1.5 or later. Supported models currently include CC400W, BC500, and TC500. See specifications here.
2. BeeStation storage is shared across files and photo storage, so available capacity may vary depending on how it’s used.
3. BeeStation Plus supports up to eight invited users.