I’m running three servers: one for home automation/NVR, one for NAS/media services, and one for network/firewall services.

Does this breakdown look doable based on the hardware? Should the services be ditributed differently for better efficiency?

Server 1 and 3 are already up and running. I just received my NAS, and am trying to decide where to run each service to best take advantage of my hardware.

I’m also considering UnRaid instead of Proxmox for a NAS OS. I just chose Proxmox because I’m familiar with it, and I like the ability to snapshot. I also intend to run Proxmox Backup Server offsite at some point, and I like the PVE/PBS integration.

Any advice would be much appreciated!

  • Possibly linux
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    45 days ago

    I wouldn’t do that unless you have lots of money to blow on crazy hardware. Running separate virtual machines is very inefficient. Instead, run a few virtual machines with a few services in each. I would separate it out into classes based on the load and use case.

    • @AustralianSimon
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      25 days ago

      Or just run them in containers and skip the need to run the VMs at all. You can do snapshots with Debian fine.

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        25 days ago

        I don’t like LXC personally. It seems that most of the community disagrees but for me it has been nothing but pain.

        • @AustralianSimon
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          5 days ago

          Might be the population on lemmy but elsewhere docker or podman are way more common. K8 in Enterprise.

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            14 days ago

            Proxmox doesn’t have native support for any of those. Honestly I think it would be cool for Proxmox to switch to some form of Podman.

            • @AustralianSimon
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              14 days ago

              That would be a smart move on their behalf I think.

    • @[email protected]
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      15 days ago

      Instead, run a few virtual machines with a few services in each.

      That’s what I meant, I guess it wasn’t very clear. When I say “stack”, I mean multiple services.