I purchased a NUC with 32 GB memory, 512 SSD and AMD 8 core processor. I already have a NAS.

I was wondering how do you guys use NUC? My mostly workload are containers.

Do you install proxmox on NUC itself and run VMs

OR

Just install a Linux on NUC and use it as a docker host?

Suggestions please?

Appreciate your advice, thank you

  • RedBoll@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I am running Proxmox on my NUC ( 8 x 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1315U )
    This is my PoC/DEV machine next to an ESXi (mATX) host and my first experience with Proxmox.

    So much options with Proxmox. Next step will be exploring a Proxmox cluster.
    (This might replace my ESXi host one day.)

  • wireis@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I’ve been playing around with my NUC it’s actually an old Asus Chromebox I’ve had laying around for years upgraded the M.2 SSD and installed Ubuntu Server + CasaOS

    Currently running Adguard-home + WireGuard + TailScale

    Just trying out CasaOS at the moment and playing around with stuff on the NUC to keep me from breaking my main HomeLab box.

  • Digital_Voodoo@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I’m seeing many people here in the comments installing Ubuntu… Am I the alien one for going with Debian?

    I’ve had issues with Ubuntu on my VPSes a few years ago, and replaced it with Debian and everything has been smooth since then. I thought I’d slap it on the NUC too… Am I missing something not going the Ubuntu way?

    • Tenshigure@alien.topBEnglish
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      8 months ago

      It’s just the most familiar distro with a ton of guides to get you off the ground, and once it’s up and running there’s really no reason to keep messing with works.

      I’ve got most of my stuff in docker now so my needs aren’t OS dependent (ran off of Unraid which itself is running on Slackware), but when I set up different dedicated Linux servers, Debian is my go-to. Ubuntu got too far up its own ass with features nobody asked for that it’s been far better to go back to basics for me.

  • AnxiouslyPessimistic@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I run windows server on it with VMware hosting multiple VMs. It’s not the most efficient OS for it obviously but I’m a heavily window background engineer and like to tinker. My VMs are a home assistant dedicated box and an Ubuntu VM for docker containers

  • Simon-RedditAccount@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Not exactly a NUC - a fanless MSI Cubi N with Celeron N4000.

    Bare metal Ubuntu Server running nginx + docker-compose for everything other.

  • penghon@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    You can run off docker compose + k3s for best of both worlds

    docker compose for those services that are essential and you can replicate easily if you ever need to replace the NUC ( back up the files/folders to Git-something or whatever works as backup). It makes it way much easier to start everything that you need with a single command.

    k3s because it is kubernetes and everything runs off k8s nowadays

  • sk1nT7@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Proxmox > Ubuntu VM > Docker

    I bind mount my NAS via /etc/fstab and store all docker bind volumes there. Essy like that.

  • root-node@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I have 3x NUCs. 2x are running VMware ESXi and one is running Debian with Docker.

  • darksoulflame@alien.topBEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Actually I’m wondering the same thing I have a QNAP nas running my stuff. I’m wondering if I get a NUC would I just need to transfer the VMs on the NUC?