Check out Prosmox helper scripts
Comment on How to start off small with the intent to expand
tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden 3 weeks ago
Don’t buy anything yet! Except the HDD maybe. Use what you already have to tinker with things and try different setups.
A common OS people use is Proxmox, it’s free and you can easily create VMs. You’ll come across Docker/Containers sooner or later and you can easily test them in a VM.
Play around, figure out what you need and how you want to set it up, and only then get the necessary hardware.
President@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Great advice!
I have decided to go with just the new hdd as you’ve suggested to get that pc up and going again. I’ve used portainer to manage docker containers in the past when running it as a game server, but always assumed Proxmox fulfilled the same niche. Now that I understand it better it sounds like a lot of fun to play around with!
tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden 3 weeks ago
You’re in for a great time, have fun!
Hominine@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Plus one for ProxMox, I love that software so much. I am a container person though, and put my containers in containers. Containers all the way down until I am put in a container.
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It sounds like you’re having trouble containing yourself.
President@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Hahah, yeah re-reading it I can see where you’re coming from. I probably should have been clearer on only the first three being ones I want to get going first. Everything else can come later.
President@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I’ve had some fun with portainer managing docker containers before, but Proxmox sounds like it takes it to the next level!