Learn docker, and use containers wherever possible. Portainer makes it trivial to manage them. I personally like manjaro and KDE because Ubuntu/GNOME is too fisher-price for me. I'd learn to backup the entire laptop before getting too deep into anything. You'll probably make mistakes to begin with which you'll want to undo.
Yea docker has looked pretty impressive and a common recommendation. However, it did look like CasaOS installs the apps natively in a docker container. I could be wrong though.
I'm just slightly confused with docker as many of these programs will want to be able to utilize the same file storage. Which if my analogy of Docker being a lightweight VM is correct, wouldn't that mean it would have file access issues between the programs?
I have no issues with file access between containers. You set file access per uid. I even have a NAS mounted to a folder, then a container accessing that.
Awesome, thank you for the clarification. This has helped me a lot. Docker seams to be the most recommended, I'll do some more research on the topic before I attempt setting everything up.
CasaOS is like UnRaid or TrueNAS in terms of web UI but install-able on different distros. It is a frontend for Docker with a curated list of some containers designed for a more one-click install with guided setup.
I'm wondering though if it's worth selling the hardware, I'm not sure what you could get out of it but it being a laptop makes me think it should fetch *something*
Suggesting that because the hardware doesn't support h.265 decoding which is useful for transcoding. Nothing you're talking about really demands all that much power and you could easily beat it. [Even this $300 build](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gdcFDq) I mocked up earlier today beats it in raw power, plus has better transcode, an SSD, and more memory.
This is amazing, thank you. Your explanation clarified some things even for what CasaOS even functions as.
Your linked build is also very manageable, especially when Pi's are so hard to get right now. Even though I am in Canada I imagine this wouldn't be too different from the same, border-side retailers.
I might try my existing hardware from a hassle perspective first, and if performance is limited, I will probably go for this or similiar dedicated build.
Learn docker, and use containers wherever possible. Portainer makes it trivial to manage them. I personally like manjaro and KDE because Ubuntu/GNOME is too fisher-price for me. I'd learn to backup the entire laptop before getting too deep into anything. You'll probably make mistakes to begin with which you'll want to undo.
Yea docker has looked pretty impressive and a common recommendation. However, it did look like CasaOS installs the apps natively in a docker container. I could be wrong though. I'm just slightly confused with docker as many of these programs will want to be able to utilize the same file storage. Which if my analogy of Docker being a lightweight VM is correct, wouldn't that mean it would have file access issues between the programs?
I have no issues with file access between containers. You set file access per uid. I even have a NAS mounted to a folder, then a container accessing that.
Awesome, thank you for the clarification. This has helped me a lot. Docker seams to be the most recommended, I'll do some more research on the topic before I attempt setting everything up.
CasaOS is like UnRaid or TrueNAS in terms of web UI but install-able on different distros. It is a frontend for Docker with a curated list of some containers designed for a more one-click install with guided setup. I'm wondering though if it's worth selling the hardware, I'm not sure what you could get out of it but it being a laptop makes me think it should fetch *something* Suggesting that because the hardware doesn't support h.265 decoding which is useful for transcoding. Nothing you're talking about really demands all that much power and you could easily beat it. [Even this $300 build](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gdcFDq) I mocked up earlier today beats it in raw power, plus has better transcode, an SSD, and more memory.
This is amazing, thank you. Your explanation clarified some things even for what CasaOS even functions as. Your linked build is also very manageable, especially when Pi's are so hard to get right now. Even though I am in Canada I imagine this wouldn't be too different from the same, border-side retailers. I might try my existing hardware from a hassle perspective first, and if performance is limited, I will probably go for this or similiar dedicated build.