What's an OS or approach that is best for my Homelab Project in this specific user case? reddit / selfhosted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ApolloRising434 路 2023-11-07 15:36 I have a used mini desktop computer, which I've installed 32GB of RAM and 2TB NVMe SSD. I want to use it as an all inclusive PKM, Diary/Personal Journal and Research. I have over 50GBs worth of books in various formats, over 30GBs in videos, 10GBs in photos, 12 GB of Audio, etc. I also want an OS that's friendly with Windows programs, there are a few desktop apps that aren't available in Linux. I am wanting to have multiple PKMs installed like Notion, Capacities, MS OneNote, etc. A Content Manager for all my Videos and Audio, a Calibre like Library. My idea is to have a VPN installed (which my smartphone and laptop have already), so that my devices can easily access it remotely. And easily access its dashboard(s) via web interface (as opposed to doing remote desktop). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eirikr70 路 2023-11-07 15:40 >I also want an OS that's friendly with Windows programs What do you think about Windows ?... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ApolloRising434 路 2023-11-07 16:26 馃槀, I can't argue with that logic. I even thought about it 馃 Maybe I can compartmentalize the OS and have more than 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ethereal_g 路 2023-11-07 17:00 Use a hypervisor like proxmox or esxi and run Linux and windows VMs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ApolloRising434 路 2023-11-07 17:40 So, I was thinking this too! I am still new to Homelabing and self- hosting, I got one machine with Ubuntu Desktop OS (after running Ubuntu Server on it) and another with ParrotSec OS. It looks like VMs is the route to go with running a multi OS hardware. Please correct me if I am wrong, but I read something about having a HDD and an SSD for such operations, where data files are in HDD and the OS in SSD (or maybe vice versa?) because of how many overwrites the system does on the drive, will wear it down. I wanted to have an SSD SATA and an NVMe SSD, but the M.2 slot is located right below the SSD SATS slot with barely any breathing room, they fit without a problem, but my concern is the heat from the SSD SATA will damage the NVMe, vice versa or they'll just damage the PC as a whole with their combined heats. Is this a valid concern? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- phein4242 路 2023-11-07 17:52 wsl is there if you need a lunix fix ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ApolloRising434 路 2023-11-07 18:20 Shit! I didnt even know that was a thing