Post AxRO7Hn4pqk9vfAmae by alejandrobdn@social.linux.pizza
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 (DIR) Post #AxRD06tjpuFQcifGCW by marxistvegan@union.place
       2025-08-22T19:26:18Z
       
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       Ok is this too techy and out of the world for linux? I want a little mainframe at home. Thinking this through where i could have a lite little workstation that brings up the desktop environment but all the data is on a small server. This way it does move. I dont want to keep installing a new OS on a laptop but just want to connect to the desktop from the network. Is this possible and easy or am I am missing something. #linux #workstation #mainframe
       
 (DIR) Post #AxRD0857R4wgIIzrZw by alejandrobdn@social.linux.pizza
       2025-08-22T19:39:33Z
       
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       @marxistvegan You're getting into the world of self-hosting ;)   You need a file server, i.e., a headless PC. You can set it up with Ubuntu or Debian server, for example, and from there you have several options for accessing the server files: I do it via sftp, but you can opt for samba or nfs. There are plenty of tutorials that describe how to do this.By the way, when you set up the server, don't forget to organize your backup system. The server is, after all, a PC and can fail.
       
 (DIR) Post #AxRE23z9jhW07ih4cq by marxistvegan@union.place
       2025-08-22T19:51:06Z
       
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       @alejandrobdn I am thinking more about less redundancy of machines and OS. Like a way to boot from network into the already running Desktop from the server
       
 (DIR) Post #AxRO7Hn4pqk9vfAmae by alejandrobdn@social.linux.pizza
       2025-08-22T21:44:09Z
       
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       @marxistvegan Okay, so you're talking about using a remote desktop through a client (a mini PC, a laptop... a thin client, basically). You can achieve this with optimal response times on your local network, but not instantaneously as if it were a local desktop. For the remote desktop, you can use VNC or RDP, for example. However, a mini PC with limited resources can run a simple desktop or window manager without any problems and use the server as file and services (Docker server is an easy solution) storage. I think this is the best option.