I have a Synology DS923+ as my NAS which currently runs Plex, Immich and a couple other things.

I also have a Intel NUC (8th gen) which has Proxmox on it which mainly does PiHole and HomePage. I would like to use the NUC for PiHole, Immich, Plex, HomePage and Home Assistant.

Is Proxmox the best system to use for these applications? Would it be easier to just install Debian and Docker and run everything through containers on one OS instead of splitting them all up into LXC or VMs?

I would also like the convenience of easily updating containers through a GUI. I am not afraid of SSH and CLI but it’s nice to go to a browser address and see everything in one place. Kind of like how DSM7 is set up on Synology.

  • q7mJI7tk1@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I would recommend Unraid. Not sure what people think of it round here as surprised no one has mentioned it. My homelab was a mix of machines for VMs, Docker and NAS, and I consolidated it last year with Unraid and couldn’t be happier. I run Plex, Immich, Wordpress, Home Assistant and a load of other containers, alongside a Windows and Ubuntu VM on a cheap eBay HP Z workstation. If on a NUC with only a single drive, V7 of Unraid will now work without an array, so a single drive basically. It’ll give you a GUI for Docker and everything.

  • Ohh@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 days ago

    What’s the verdict on yunohost if we are talking easy? I think so the applications being mentioned has good support on yunohost?

  • MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I’d say go Debian and Docker, proxmox is nice if you’re running a lot of VMs or want HA and clustering but otherwise you don’t really need it.

    If you want a GUI for docker containers there are several, Komodo or Portainer are good options.

  • pineapple@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Proxmox definitely has a harder set-up i am currently doing it right now and I’ve found it a bit of a learning curve, but it is definitely the ultimately better and more fun option if you ask me ;)

    Someone should correct me if I’m wrong but auto update should be as easy as scheduling the commands for apt or whatever package manager your using to update.

  • NameTaken@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I basically run this setup, Synology nas for storage and a nuc12 for proxmox. Things like pihole I run on both for HA. You will also have a much better experience using Plex on an Intel NUC with quick assist.

    As mentioned above the helper scripts will save you a ton of time. You should definitely check them out. Proxmox allows you to easily backup and restore. So its much easier to tinker and play around without taking down the whole network.

      • fishynoob@infosec.pubEnglish
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        5 days ago

        Hey, it’s nice to talk to you. I’ve seen you around this community and I like your comments.

        I said K8S because I work with it, but if OP doesn’t need HA I guess Podman is fine too. I don’t like Docker anymore after what they pulled a year or so back

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          5 days ago

          Docker compose is still a solid way to deploy software. Podman is cool but still fairly new.

          Kubernetes is just a beast to work with. Unless you absolutely want I wouldn’t bother. K3s isn’t bad but it is painful to do anything.