Comment on Advice wanted: Combining current solutions into one home server
unrushed233@lemmings.world 4 months ago
Unraid would be my first suggestion as well. But if you prefer something FOSS, check out TrueNAS Scale. (It is important that you go with TrueNAS Scale, not Core. TrueNAS Core is the continuation of the former FreeNAS, which is based on FreeBSD. Since it’s not a Linux system, it doesn’t support Docker. TrueNAS Scale is based on Debian Linux and much closer to Unraid, it has full support for KVM Virtualization and Docker containers.)
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Scale was probably my number two so far, but I read a lot of good things about Unraid. I think I might try both and see which one I like working with more.
unrushed233@lemmings.world 4 months ago
Both are great. Unraid makes things really easy with their Community Apps feature. On the technical side, I prefer TrueNAS Scale because it’s based on Debian, whereas Unraid is based on Slackware Linux. TrueNAS Scale is fully FOSS, whereas big parts of Unraid are proprietary. But there are more guides and tutorials for Unraid, as it seems to be the more popular option. If you’re going to install Unraid, definitely check out Spaceinvader One on YouTube, he’s got some awesome videos on the topic.
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Thanks for the suggestion.