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Forgive the question, I have an idea of what I want to run on it (jellyfin, sonarr, etc) but I am having a hard time figuring out optimal OS to run.

Windows? Linux? Something else? Any beginner advice is welcome!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Personally..... Id spin up a Ubuntu desktop instance for Jellyfin and Sonarr. I went through a few different operating systems before I went back to Ubuntu and....it just works. Lots of documentation on installing those services that way. Jellyfin is very happy behind Sonarr... I'd stay away from Windows for any kind of selfhosting because I don't trust them

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why desktop? Server boots faster and cleaner, and the machine is slated to be serving anyway.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No op, but I did the server first and then switched to desktop for the sole reason of wanting to click on some things instead of terminal only

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Never give up a chance to learn something new.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I had issues getting hardware acceleration working on server.....but, I guess that isn't a issue on a mini pc

Also with them being new Desktop offers a lot of tools and easier to navigate. However I do a minimal install not a full one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

What's easier to navigate than a CLI?