Proxmox as a host for a VM running Docker is the way to go. You can snapshot and restore things when you mess up, and you can install Proxmox Backup Server alongside to take point in time backups that you can restore to a new VM if you have to. I probably have a couple dozen inactive VMs of various learning projects that I can fire up and play with as the mood takes me.
Comment on anyone willing to walk a noob through getting some services running?
Sidewayshighways@yall.theatl.social 1 year ago
I’ve been running trueNAS for about two years now. I went with trueNAS for the native emby plugins that are now deprecated? Idk but it still works after learning how to manage jails.
Adguard home. Heimdall. Couple other things I can’t remember. I tried nextcloud but it’s a steep learning curve.
Mainly smb shares. Not too tough to walk through on guide. ACL is not forgiving to learn
But I want to do more cool stuff, and truenas core is kinda not able to play with much more.
So I’ve been pondering docker or proxmox, and thinking about reducing truenas down to a smaller machine that uses less power.
I wouldn’t say that I’m good enough to teach anyone else but it’s fun to learn!
ikidd@lemmy.world 1 year ago
helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 year ago
Well I did find another taker. I can loop you in if you’re interested?
Corgana@startrek.website 1 year ago
TrueNAS is good but has a steepish learning curve for many people, it’s way more oriented towards being a NAS than running services, which can be confusing overkill (only using ZFS for example).
I recently discovered CasaOS which is now my go-to recommendation for people starting off. It is a good combo of “just works” with the ability to tweak for those who are interested in diving deeper.