Hi. Since yesterday i selfhosted all my stuff with a raspberry pi and two odroids. Everything works ok, but after i read about a few apps that are not supported by the arm-architecture of the SBCs and about the advantages of the backup-solution in proxmox, i bought a little server (6500T/8GB/250GB) to try proxmox.

Installed proxmox, but now - before i install my first VM - i have a few questions:

a) What Linux OS do i take? Ubuntu Server?

b) Should it be headless?

The server is in the cellar of my house, so would there be any advantages of installing an OS with a GUI?

  • vividspecter@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Do you actually need a VM for your use case? You might use docker containers or LXC instead.

    Normally I use VMs for situations where a container isn’t available (Windows, openwrt) or the VM is better supported (arguably home assistant).

      • calm.like.a.bomb@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Nope. Docker containers are kind of “virtual filesystems” and programs are running on top of the host’s kernel. They’re just isolated processes running on their own volume - to which you can also attach external “volumes”.