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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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[–] alphabethunter@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, there's no way I can build another machine in this economy haha Especially because I'm in SA, and here hardware costs 2x-4x

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

You literally say in your post you're building another machine.

Make it a single purpose machine that does the thing you need it for.

[–] alphabethunter@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yes, I'm building one with old components that I have been buying and saving up for the last three years. I got a good deal on an Arc A310 and that's the newest thing in that setup, the other stuff is all 8+ years old.

[–] doodoo_wizard@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

Make sure your motherboard can support resizable bar. Intels arc cards require it.

Especially for older hardware that may be hidden in a firmware or uefi/bios upgrade.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Regardless, if you're building something without a purpose, assign it a dedicated purpose instead of just making it some other running machine.

[–] sakuraba@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

They could be building with components leftover from other builds, not entirely buying them.

I get it, I live in Latin America so I doubt they will find any NAS affordable (edit i assumed SA was south africa lol, and it's brazil so yeah everything there will be WAY MORE EXPENSIVE)