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What is a simple server solution for Jellyfin and Nextcloud? (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I have a really bad "server" (just a laptop) that runs Fedora Server and uses Docker Compose to host Jellyfin. It has been very annoying to update (the web GUI for Fedora doesn't even work half of the time), updating is painful, and it's a pain to manage. I am trying to redo my entire setup, so I will be getting a NAS to store all of my media. However, I still want to host apps like Nextcloud and Jellyfin, but I'm probably just going to use the NAS as storage for such apps.

Should I:

  • use CasaOS, Yunohost, or a different easy to use server OS
  • stick with Fedora server
  • use a different distro

If I should use a conventional server distro (Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu), suggestions for management GUIs, easy to use Docker management GUIs, and ways to set up file sharing (Samba configuration seems like a pain) are greatly appreciated.

(side note: I use Docker bind mounts and they seem to allow me to update my Jellyfin content through SFTP/whatever the SSH-based file transfer protocol is. Is there a point in me switching to volumes? I haven't taken my container down manually since I first started it up)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I vote for CasaOS based on the videos I've seen of it. I haven't actually done any self hosting stuff myself, yet.

Laptops are cool servers because it has a builtin battery that usually lasts at least an hour, especially if the screen is off. You don't have to worry about UPS batteries that give less than 10 minutes and have a horrible beeping sound.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I've used casaos for a while and it works great. Super easy to update everything and simple setup.