Looking to change OS because the one im using its not stable reddit / selfhosted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gerardit04 · 2023-11-21 20:34 I currently use Unraid because I love being able to have diferent capacity disk and expand the array when I can unlike RAID and also you lose 1 drive you lose 1 drive data not all data like RAID, also you can get any disk and read it outside unraid like a normal disk, but recently I discovered this now can be done on linux followin this [guide](https://perfectmediaserver.com/05-advanced/combine-zfs-and- others/)? Will it be like unraid? I have been having some bugs with unraid for example each time the array start the webUI crash and I have to ssh and restart it, I just want a stable OS the has something like the arrays in unraid. What OS do you use and why? I only Ubuntu server and unraid. I mainly use docker and only 1vm for home assistant so Im not interested in proxmox. [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/180qpqn) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1A655A9CEC05B28E04 · 2023-11-21 20:47 Well maybe you should try and fix the issue before writing it off? I use unRAID for my homelab and its been nothing but stable. No issues at all. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ClassicGOD · 2023-11-21 20:48 I run TrueNAS Scale but all of my selfhosted apps, except for PLEX run on Docker in an Debian based VM. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharkfacedsnake · 2023-11-21 21:09 I use truenas scale because you have to pay for unraid. Truenas Scale is great though. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gerardit04 · 2023-11-21 21:36 when I updated this started happening and I asked in the forum and a guy replied he had the same problem after updating too and the only solution he found was restarting the UI ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Itsthejoker · 2023-11-21 21:38 Been running Unraid for about two years and has been absolutely nothing but stable. 10/10 would buy again. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gerardit04 · 2023-11-21 21:45 Maybe I have a corrupt USB or something ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mommyloveslasagna · 2023-11-21 21:56 debian because simple ,stable and easy to use ---------------------------------------------------------------------- technologiq · 2023-11-21 22:13 Check your docker settings and see if you are using macvlan or ipvlan. If it's currently set to macvlan, change it to ipvlan. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ervwalter · 2023-11-21 22:22 I probably have an larger-than-average amount of Homelab hardware than most, so this may not feel reasonable to the average person, but I don't try to have one server that handles everything: * I use a TrueNAS server for NAS, but only for NAS * I use Proxmox for VMs * One VM is for docker containers * One VM is for home assistant OS * One VM I use for development activities ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gerardit04 · 2023-11-21 22:44 I currently have it macvlan, ill try. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rely5022 · 2023-11-22 00:41 Why not openmediavault? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SilentDis · 2023-11-22 01:12 How many core/threads, memory, and disk are we talking here? I ask, because if you're used to being able to 'do a lot', a Tier1 Hypervisor like Proxmox may work better for you. I do run a NAS off most of it, but it's in its own little Container jail, but has bind mounts to the ZFS storage array. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- smegheadkryten · 2023-11-22 01:13 I typically use debian stable. It's easy to use, has tons of support, and is rock solid Although I am pretty fond of alpine too. It's sooo lightweight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- from-nibly · 2023-11-22 01:24 Take a look at ceph. It's not an OS but it does have the ability to use any size drive. But depending on how much redundancy you want you might need more than one machine. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- readit-on-reddit · 2023-11-22 01:33 Goes to show how tribal people can be with their OS. OP specifically asked for an OS as flexible as Unraid in terms of storage and TrueNAS has the highest amount of votes... TrueNAS is very stable but could not be less flexible if they tried. You can't shrink arrays, expand arrays one disk at a time, read contents of the disks by themselves, use different sized drives (without losing storage), etc.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- a_40oz_of_Mickeys · 2023-11-22 05:13 I use and vote Debian. Stable and minimal install out of the box. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- reoccurcat · 2023-11-22 06:06 Proxmox as main host, most guest VMs are Debian stable with a select few being Alpine ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gerardit04 · 2023-11-22 07:57 It's has 8 cores it's a Xeon® E5-2450 v2 38GB of ram and 7TB of disk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sarkyscouser · 2023-11-22 09:00 If you want stability then you should go with Debian ---------------------------------------------------------------------- adamshand · 2023-11-22 09:26 Debian. Always Debian. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gerardit04 · 2023-11-22 09:28 Do you use any webgui like we min or cockpit? Or just terminal? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sarkyscouser · 2023-11-22 09:43 Just terminal. For my own journey I started out with Ubuntu Server \~15 years ago but it was too unstable (at the time) so I moved to Debian which was pretty much rock solid but too conservative then leaps ahead every 2-3 years. So I'm now running Arch with LTS kernel which is very solid but with the benefit of new packages and a new kernel once a year which for me is a happy compromise. You don't need a GUI for a server, you need to learn what's going on and understand how to set things up using terminal/text files. If you need a GUI check out webmin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gerardit04 · 2023-11-22 11:36 I started with Ubuntu too it's just was a nightmare nothing worked know I learned more I may use it ---------------------------------------------------------------------- junialter · 2023-11-22 13:36 Linux but neither Fedora nor Ubuntu I would suggest. Fedora is not a good fit for server I believe and Ubuntu the worse Debian. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SilentDis · 2023-11-22 14:43 Proxmox is a Tier1 Hypervisor. It's Debian at its base, but it has all the tools and a fancy WebUI to allow full remote management of [QEMU](https://www.qemu.org/)/[KVM](https://linux- kvm.org/page/Main_Page) Virtual Machines and [LXC Containers](https://linuxcontainers.org/lxc/introduction/). There is no 'setup' of any of these components - it's all beautifully configured by Proxmox, with a very snazzy WebUI to manage everything remotely. You could abstract the disk to a small-ish boot partition, then a ZFS array you could add to as time goes on. Proxmox has support for [Turnkey Linux](https://www.turnkeylinux.org/) built-in, but you could very easily just grab whatever base container you prefer (I personally do Ubuntu server for my game servers, and Debian for everything else) and go nuts, building whatever you want. LXC containers can use [Bind Mounts](https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Linu x_Container#_bind_mount_points) to directly access the array, and then work as your abstraction point for things like your Media Server, NAS, etc. The upshot of this is a dataset siloed in ZFS and accessible to multiple CTs, while the CT itself handles the 'heavy lifting' (this is my Media Server only, this is my NAS only, etc.), and without touching the underlying Proxmox setup. This makes for a well-managed, clean setup... and you can easily have a 'hold my beer' moment to try out some new software with a read-only version of your dataset. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SamSausages · 2023-11-22 18:47 Really depends on your use case. Unraid is wonderful and easy to use. But really has two reasons to use it: Unraid Array fits your file storage strategy. (few writes, mainly reads) You want an EZ way to get into docker and use the unraid appstore. Other than that, you can probably find everything on Debian or Ubuntu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- maximus459 · 2023-11-22 19:38 ...just like mom's lasagna 👍