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GUI on a Linux server (self.homelab)

submitted 8 months ago by peregus to c/[email protected]

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My home server is a Proxmox machine with some VM one of which is Open Media Vault from which a Windows PC plays videos to my TV. I want to get rid of the Windows PC and connect the TV directly to the server with an HDMI+USB RJ45 extender, but...how do I get a GUI from it? Is it even possible? I would need to connect to a Windows VM because for what I know Netflix only plays 4K videos with Edge. Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You could install something like jellyfin on server side and if your tv has web browser by any chance you could watch stuff like that. Otherwise you can install a normal desktop environment like kde or xfce on server side.

[–] peregus 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Is it possible to watch Netflix with Jellyfin? How?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Oh sorry I missed the netflix part. Ignore my comment

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I assume you have some kind of smart TV. What kind? It may be possible to simply browse the media server from the TV, or use an app there.

[–] peregus 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I do, but I also need to watch Netflix from the PC (because of the IP lock of the Netflix family account policy)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Maybe you can host privoxy and set it on the TV or its apps. Btw, you can also get 4k video with Linux..

[–] venoft 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Didn't you answer your own question? You need a windows vm, so install windows in a vm and connect your TV to it.

You might need to do a gpu passthrough for the hdmi cable to reach the windows vm video out.

Also, fair warning, controlling Netflix in a browser is probably impossible with your TV remote, so you'd need a mouse and keyboard. An android/google-TV box like the nvidia shield is much more user friendly in that regard.

[–] peregus 1 points 8 months ago

Didn’t you answer your own question? You need a windows vm, so install windows in a vm and connect your TV to it.

The problem is to access the GUI of that VM. From the graphic card of the server there is just the CLI

Also, fair warning, controlling Netflix in a browser is probably impossible with your TV remote, so you’d need a mouse and keyboard.

Yes, I know, that's why I'll use a USB extender, to connect keyboard and mouse.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

You can install any desktop environment like KDE and I guess proxmox should allow passing through the main GPU to a VM.

Maybe there is also a way to install KODI without a full-blown DE.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't have to be the main GPU. I'm not even sure it would be possible to pass through integrated graphics. But if all you need is HDMI output, you can use the absolute cheapest GPU you can find (assuming there's an open PCIe slot). PCIe pass-through does require CPU support (Intel VT-d or AMD-Vi) on the host and may need to be enabled in the BIOS/UEFI. I have an NVIDIA Telsa card passed through to a VM on my Proxmox server, but I'm only using it for compute; my card doesn't even have a video output.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

You can pass through integrated graphics. I'm doing it right now for Jellyfin.

[–] peregus 1 points 8 months ago

Thanks. I'll check with the Proxmox forum how it reacts with X enabled.