As the title states, how would you set it up? I’ve got an HP EliteDesk G5, what are the strengths and weaknesses of either:

  • ProxMox with one VM running TrueNAS and another VM running Nextcloud
  • TrueNAS on bare metal with Nextcloud running in docker
  • Some other setup

I’d like to be able to easily expand and backup the storage available to Nextcloud as needed and I’d also like the ability to add additional VMs/containers/services as needed

  • Monkey With A ShellEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    I use Xigmanas, which is kind of the forgotten grandfather of TrueNas due to a fork/renaming years ago. I like that it’s more designed as a embedded image image, so it feels more clean and purpose built.

    For the VMs I go with XCP-ng, It’s been a long time to recall exactly why I switched away from Proxmox but it had to do with the way that resources got shared by the VMs and the host where I wanted them to have a more distinct split.

    They all have their +/- and eventually if it gets taken far enough as a hobby you’ll end up finding little adjustments to make that are specific to your needs and setup that make sense only to you.