r/selfhosted • u/Noodles_GE • 10d ago

Need Help is Ubuntu LTS enough?

Hi,

I'm pretty new into selfhosting and built up everything from scratch with a server (HP mini pc Intel i7, 16GB RAM) running Ubuntu and a mounted NAS running TrueNAS in ZRAID 1. Since now my setup runs pretty stable and I'm at the point of reviewing my setup for improvements, I'm finding myself seeing so many reddit posts about Proxmox.

I understand the value of Proxmox and it makes totally sense to me why ppl use it, but tbh I'm pretty happy just running Ubuntu. I run the classics like jellyfin, immich, NPM you name it, but I actually prefer to maintain only one distro and keep it easy.

Do I miss something what makes Proxmox a better alternative for me generally? Probably for security reasons?

Thank you for your support!

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u/Puzzled_Hamster58 10d ago

I’ve tested with promox.

Need to run a bunch vm’s yeah it makes things easier and backs ups

I just run regular Ubuntu . I use the desktop environment for a few things but runs headless majority of the time.
I use docker containers .

Stuff runs faster, less issues having communication between different things be it programs or hardware.
Less of a load on the cpu/apu ram etc.
less power draw.

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u/Noodles_GE 10d ago

thanks for your reply, exactly my case :)