Fun use cases for a FreeBSD server. reddit / freebsd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Daguq · 2023-07-12 18:06 I have recently built a server, running FreeBSD and serving as both a seedbox and NAS. Suggest some nice projects I can run alongside these two. My processor is i5-13400 and I have 64 gigs of ram. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _tillman · 2023-07-12 18:12 Media server, bionic folding, contribute to an open source project using only text based editors, or build a honeypot that’s exposed to outside traffic and get to logging. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Daguq · 2023-07-12 18:16 >Media server Last I checked, Jellyfin doesn't support FreeBSD.What options do I have in FreeBSD for media server with HW Decoding? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- spacebass · 2023-07-12 18:19 Plex ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Daguq · 2023-07-12 18:22 [It requires a plex pass subscription](https://support.plex.tv/articles/115002178853-using- hardware-accelerated-streaming/), and at the moment I don't think I will be buying one. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- socphoenix · 2023-07-12 18:27 There is also a port for [jellyfin](https://www.freshports.org/multimedia/jellyfin/), and plex with software decoding has been more than adequate in my experience. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- compuwar · 2023-07-12 18:35 Behyves VM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- usernamefindingsucks · 2023-07-12 18:36 I run plex without a subscription, runs just fine. I use the web interface and DNLA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nanooc523 · 2023-07-12 18:49 DNS cache and proxy, IDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _tillman · 2023-07-12 18:51 There’s a Jellyfin port. Someone mentioned it below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ResurrectionMao · 2023-07-12 18:57 Doesn’t Jellyfin have some MS code in it? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- timvandijknl · 2023-07-12 19:38 For example.. what i use my server for: * torrent seed box * NAS * DNS server for LAN * NTP server for LAN * Proxy server for LAN (strip headers, routes certain domains via VPN to surfshark) * VPN server (wireguard) for smartphone * Exchange server (via SoGo) for LAN * Database server (for Kodi) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lonely_perceptron · 2023-07-12 19:51 Very nice list! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IanArcad · 2023-07-12 20:35 I am up to my fourth FreeBSD server. 1) i5-8400, 32GB RAM, 8 x 4TB (Fractal Node 804 case) - Main file / media server, runs the usenet stack (nzbget, etc), does video transcoding 2) i7-10700, 64GB RAM, 2 x 512GB (generic ATX, moving to Q300L) - Main webdev server, used for Go/Elixir/C++ programming projects 3) i5-4010U, 8GB RAM, 1 x 512GB (Intel NUC5) - isolated openVPN client / server (via pf), use for occasional torrents 4) i5-8259u, 16GB RAM, 1 x 256GB (Intel NUC8) - home / small business webserver, runs a hugo site & server in addition to other web projects ---------------------------------------------------------------------- anatomiska_kretsar · 2023-07-12 21:24 Maybe worth trying [this](https://github.com/Thefrank/jellyfin-server- freebsd) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- socphoenix · 2023-07-12 21:34 jellyfish does use dot net libraries yes. I'm not aware of any service that isn't proprietary/uses proprietary libraries at this point though unless you count kodi but that's not a server in the same way plex/jellyfin is. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Xzenor · 2023-07-12 21:50 Wireguard server, webserver, salt master, sonarr.. I've already those over 3 servers though, running on 1 VMware host. (Yes that's a major spof but it's just for some home use) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Something-Ventured · 2023-07-12 22:16 Jellyfin works fine, I got vaapi hardware acceleration working on my ryzen 3550hx server. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- whattteva · 2023-07-12 22:46 I run Jellyfin on my FreeBSD server. Use this https://github.com/Thefrank/jellyfin-server-freebsd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- cjd166 · 2023-07-13 00:01 Golang development 😶‍🌫️ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- AlarmDozer · 2023-07-13 05:04 I just run an SMB share for files. It works. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- yadad · 2023-07-13 06:14 I would add specifically the DNS for the LAN should consult upstream name servers over TLS. I personally use coredns for this. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unix_42 · 2023-07-13 07:07 monerod ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BrofessorOfLogic · 2023-07-13 12:54 You could try out Nextcloud, it works well on FreeBSD. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- EugeniuszBodo · 2023-07-13 14:46 My FreeBSD box (IvyBridge Xeon with 32GB ECC RAM) is for everything, it runs 24/7. * Unix workstation * Unix server (database, local email cache) * Windows workstation and RDP server (Virtualbox VM) * NAS (3-disk ZFS mirror), media server (mp3, video) * router, VPN server And it is silent PC - beacuse it is located outside my home and it is connected to my desk with 15 m HDMI/USB cables :) Most of the time it is idling so i takes average 40-50W of power, less than 40kWh of electricity - monthly equivalent to about 2 boxes of cigaretes so not so much - and it is avail everytime. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- grahamperrin · 2023-07-15 07:13 VirtualBox, with guests viewed/controlled remotely.