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Moving to Linux, need help about homelab distro (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by alphabethunter@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hey, folks I'm moving my main PC to linux soon, and for that I have settled on Mint. However, I also plan to build a homelab pc for the first time to selfhost some services, mainly Jellyfinn, some game servers, and possibly next cloud, but I'm unsure which distro to go with for that.

I have some experience running debian headless (on an orange pi) and I can use ssh and the cli just fine, however, I also want the server pc to (maybe) serve as a moonlight client in my living room, so I was leaning towards something that is not headless, and I am unsure if I should also go with Mint for that or if something else might be more suitable.

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[–] luthis@lemmy.nz -5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Arch for the flexibility. You can install all the software you need on it with ease and no ppa's

[–] mpramann@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That seems like an unreliable high maintenance choice for a server.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's a homelab, not a production server

[–] mpramann@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

I still wouldn't like if my hobby had me troubleshooting every other week. I speak from experience when I say it's no fun having to constantly fix your homelab after a busy work day. I just want something reliable. Especially when it's handling a lot of personal and important data.

[–] wltr@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 days ago

I guess that depends on a server, but all my non-Arm servers are on Arch, and it’s been rock solid so far. (Years, close to a decade.) What I like is that I don’t need to upgrade it (meaning across versions), I just update it here and there, non-regularly. Never had a single issue. Perhaps I’m lucky and asking for trouble. One machine runs root on an encrypted RAID-0, so I’d test my backup strategy. Another one runs root on RAID-1. Another one runs root on USB drive.

[–] async_amuro@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

I second this, my old server was previously OMV and then Proxmox. But with my replacement server I went Arch after loving my Steam Deck experience. You’ll learn a lot and I feel like the complaints of it constantly breaking aren’t true if you put a little effort before running updates. I mostly use it headless for remote development (LazyVim) and running containers (moved to Podman from Docker), but I also use Niri for the DE when I do need to use a monitor, for example playing Dwarf Fortress.