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Planning on setting up Proxmox and moving most services there. Some questions (midwest.social)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/selfhosted

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I am currently running most of my stuff from an unraid box using spare parts I have. It seems like I am hitting my limit on it and just want to turn it into a NAS. Micro PCs/USFF are what I am planning on moving stuff to (probably a cluster of 2 for now but might expand later.). Just a few quick questions:

Running arr services on a proxmox cluster to download to a device on the same network. I don't think there would be any problems but wanted to see what changes need to be done.
Which micro PCs are you running? I am leaving towards HP prodesk or Lenovo 7xx/9xx series around 200 each. I don't really plan on getting more than 2-3 and don't run too many things, but would want enough overhead if I switch stuff over to home assistant and windows and Linux VMs if needed.
Any best practices you recommend when starting a Proxmox cluster? I've learned over time it's best to set it up correctly than try to fix stuff when it's running. I wish I could coach myself from 7 years ago now. Would of saved a lot of headaches lol.

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[–] node815 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Since you didn't include a link to the source for your recommendation:

https://github.com/canonical/lxd

I've been on Proxmox for 6 or so months with very few issues and have found it to work well in my instance, I do appreciate seeing another alternative and learning about it too! I very specifically like Proxmox as it gives me an actual IP on my router's subnet for my machines such as Home Assistant. So instead of the 192.168.122.1 it rolls a nice 192.168.1.X/24 IP which fits my range which makes it easier for me to direct my outside traffic to it. Does this also do this? Based on your screenshots, maybe not, IDK.

[–] jgkawell 7 points 10 months ago

Thanks for the link! I've been running Proxmox for years now without any of the issues like the previous commenter mentioned. Not that they don't exist, just that I haven't hit them. I really like Proxmox but love hearing about alternatives. One day I might get bored and want to set things up new with a different stack and anything that's more free/open is better in my book.

[–] TCB13 1 points 10 months ago

it gives me an actual IP on my router’s subnet for my machines

Yes you configure LXD/Incus' networking to use a bridge and it will simply delegate the task to your router instead of proving IPs itself. One of my nodes actually runs the two setups at the same time, I've a bunch of containers on an internal range and then my Home Assistant VM getting an IP from my router.