How would you best set up & take advantage of having a low use Optiplex 790 set up remotely at a family members, on 24/7 with fibre. reddit / selfhosted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New_d_pics · 2023-11-24 00:48 Optiplex 790 (I7-2600, 500gb ssd boot, 2tb hdd spare) at bros apt, he's non techy windows user. Plan is install Proxmox, windows 10 vm for bro's daily use, and a Proxmox Backup Server vm for a remote 3rd backup of my 2 PVE's at home. Besides tailscale and ssh, what else would you initially set up for both your own benefit, as well as ease of remote maintenance and control? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Plane_Resolution7133 · 2023-11-24 01:56 How is your bro going to connect to the VM? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New_d_pics · 2023-11-24 03:00 Win10 VM is going to have GPU and usb pass through, VM boots at start. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Plane_Resolution7133 · 2023-11-24 03:37 That wasn’t my question. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New_d_pics · 2023-11-24 03:46 Does "setup remotely at family members" and "at bros apt" answer your question? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- vogelke · 2023-11-24 05:00 Beauty. Have you ever read *"Mad's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions"*? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Plane_Resolution7133 · 2023-11-24 05:20 Not even a little bit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ElevenNotes · 2023-11-24 06:12 Just setup VDI for him and give him a RPi 4, no need to use local hardware when he can work with his Windows 10 from anywhere. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Plane_Resolution7133 · 2023-11-24 15:27 You’re setting up a VM for him, how is he going to use it, AKA connect to it? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2023-11-24 21:19 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TheBeansDream · 2023-11-24 21:21 That literally answers your question. It has a gpu do you need him to draw you a map? Optiplex -> pcie express port -> gpu -> hdmi -> monitor To OP use moonlight and sunshine for your bro if he wants to connect to windows via another laptop or something but that seems redundant if he is non techs and would be a computer for a computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TheBeansDream · 2023-11-24 21:23 Bro literally told you a gpu and usb passthrough what you think he’s going to do with that? Just look at the fans spin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Plane_Resolution7133 · 2023-11-24 22:23 And I asked how it will be used. 🙄 I have never connected to a remote desktop Windows VM, that’s why I’m asking. Is that ok with you? Sheesh. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Plane_Resolution7133 · 2023-11-24 22:25 What’s with the pissy attitude for asking a question..? I don’t know how using a Windows VM like this works, so I asked. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TheBeansDream · 2023-11-24 22:25 The PC is remote for the OP not the bro The bro has access to the server. So hence he has the physical box at the house to connect Op has it literally written “at my bros house” ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TheBeansDream · 2023-11-24 22:27 Just gotta read the post brotha. The pc is remote to the server manager not the brother. Just gotta read bro I do apologize I’m at a family gathering and uncles annoyed me took it out on you lol ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Plane_Resolution7133 · 2023-11-24 22:29 I got that, but I still didn’t know how it’s set up. I have never had any use or interest in a Windows VM, but I see now it was stupid of me asking for clarification. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New_d_pics · 2023-11-24 22:33 Lol thanks for clearing that up for buddy. Good call on sunshine I do use it myself, however as you mentioned a bit redundant for his use. Cheers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New_d_pics · 2023-11-24 23:08 Good suggestion for sure however I'm moreso looking into any advantages of having a node outside my localnet, essentially a free VPS with good up/down. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TheBeansDream · 2023-11-24 23:14 Nah bro when you pass through a GPU to the vm on proxmox, and connect the hdmi to monitor and GPU. BAMN you done ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Plane_Resolution7133 · 2023-11-25 14:21 That’s pretty a neat solution, thanks for the explanation.