You can invite up to 8 people to join BeeStation.

Yes. You can set up BeeStation using a mobile browser. Once it's up and running, you can then back up photos from your phone, enjoy photos and videos from a timeline or a world map, find photos based on automatically detected faces and objects, create and share albums, or even invite non-BeeStation users to contribute photos to your albums—all through the BeePhotos mobile app.
In this scenario, certain system management features are currently only accessible through the desktop browser. These tasks include inviting others to join BeeStation, monitoring storage usage per user, and checking system health. Nevertheless, you will receive email notifications regarding the system's status and health if any issues require your attention.

Unfortunately, BeeStation doesn't come with built-in Wi-Fi capabilities, so it can only connect to a router through an Ethernet cable.

No. The USB-A and USB-C ports on BeeStation are designed for connecting external storage devices like external drives or flash drives.
When connected, BeeStation can automatically back them up. If you believe they don't require a backup but, instead, want a way to access files on these external storage devices from anywhere, BeeStation also allows you to directly view, download, and manage files on these storage devices without them occupying BeeStation's internal storage space.

You can enable local access after the initial setup. In situations where your Internet service provider experiences an outage, you can still sign into BeeStation using its private IP address through a web browser or via the SMB protocol.
Currently, signing into the desktop or mobile apps without an Internet connection is not supported.

Data safety comes from backups, not RAID. RAID is about keeping some multi-bay systems online during a single-drive failure. It does not protect against accidental deletion, ransomware, theft, fire or flood, or multiple drive failures.
To help keep your data safe, BeeStation makes automatic backups easy to turn on, unlike manual backups that are often forgotten or can go wrong if not executed carefully. Whether you want to keep it straightforward by plugging in a USB drive, or prefer an encrypted copy in the cloud with BeeProtect for extra peace of mind, it takes just a few clicks.
Once set up, BeeStation keeps your backup up to date so a mistake doesn’t become a loss, and your files are ready to restore when you need them.

Sign into BeeStation Web Portal, navigate to System Settings, go to Integration and you will see the Plex Media Server app, click on install and follow the on-screen instructions to enable the service.

After unboxing your BeeStation, complete the initial setup and sign in to the BeeStation Web Portal. Once you're signed in:

For detailed walk-through, please refer here.

After unboxing your BeeStation, complete the initial setup and sign in to the BeeStation Web Portal. Once you're signed in:

For detailed walk-through, please refer here.

BeeStation comes in two capacities: 4 TB typically covers individuals’ everyday photos and files, while 8 TB goes further, providing ample headroom for most families. When people outgrow that, it’s usually because of large video or music libraries.

If you’re running low on space, you can connect an external USB drive to BeeStation Plus and move video or audio files there to free up internal space. Those files remain accessible for browsing and downloading through the BeeStation interface from anywhere in the world. In addition, If you use Plex Media Server on BeeStation, Plex can index the external drive so you can continue managing and streaming your collection. (Learn how to configure Plex with an external drive here.)