Awesome, thanks! I think I am going to get a couple extra disks and use those to test in whichever new NAS I end up getting so I can try out a few different bare metal options before making a firm decision.
I’ve never even used Proxmox, so it honestly came a lot from the TechHut video I referenced. I liked the interface and it seems like a really solid option for managing multiple VMs/services. This is all a new journey for me though so its entirely possible that I am overlooking something and I’ll probably end up modifying plans as I get more experience with various homelabbing tools.
I see, I was on that path not long ago, I finally realized I do not need Proxmox and it would create unnecessary complexity for me.
In truenas you can install many services (apps), they use docker under the hood, or you can create your own docker app, its much easier to manage. At least for me. I have installed e. g. Jellyfin, audiobookshelf, adguard, home assistant, nginx proxy manager and eveything without a hitch. And by “installed” i mean I found the app in truenas store, hit install and in user friendly form I just assigned a couple of parameters (like storage location). It can even create a dataset for each app for you and you dont have deal with acl and similar. (Although I chpse to handle the datasets myself to have more control over it).
I really appreciate the info dieTasse! :D I’ve decided that once I decide on/receive the new hardware I am going to just start with TrueNAS Scale straight up and see how that works for me. I’m wanting to learn Docker anyway so this seems like a more direct/effective way to dip my toes there as well. Thanks again!
Lemming007@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Awesome, thanks! I think I am going to get a couple extra disks and use those to test in whichever new NAS I end up getting so I can try out a few different bare metal options before making a firm decision.
I’ve never even used Proxmox, so it honestly came a lot from the TechHut video I referenced. I liked the interface and it seems like a really solid option for managing multiple VMs/services. This is all a new journey for me though so its entirely possible that I am overlooking something and I’ll probably end up modifying plans as I get more experience with various homelabbing tools.
dieTasse@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
I see, I was on that path not long ago, I finally realized I do not need Proxmox and it would create unnecessary complexity for me. In truenas you can install many services (apps), they use docker under the hood, or you can create your own docker app, its much easier to manage. At least for me. I have installed e. g. Jellyfin, audiobookshelf, adguard, home assistant, nginx proxy manager and eveything without a hitch. And by “installed” i mean I found the app in truenas store, hit install and in user friendly form I just assigned a couple of parameters (like storage location). It can even create a dataset for each app for you and you dont have deal with acl and similar. (Although I chpse to handle the datasets myself to have more control over it).
Lemming007@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I really appreciate the info dieTasse! :D I’ve decided that once I decide on/receive the new hardware I am going to just start with TrueNAS Scale straight up and see how that works for me. I’m wanting to learn Docker anyway so this seems like a more direct/effective way to dip my toes there as well. Thanks again!
dieTasse@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
You are welcome :) And enjoy! Its really fun 😊