I’ve tried to figure some of this stuff out but I really don’t know what I’m doing. Most documentation is written with a vocabulary I don’t understand. Tutorials assume a high-level understanding of coding, software, CLI and a bunch of other stuff.
So far I’ve got an old gaming PC with a R7 2700x + 2060 Super and I think maybe it’s overkill. I’ve got TrueNAS running on it but that’s about as far as I got…
Thinking maybe we can have an open Jitsi meeting and just anyone who needs help can get it (myself included 🙂)?
Would anyone be interested in something like that?
E: some people have imagined up some things that I said so let me be clear about what I did not say:
At no time did I insist, beg, or demand that anyone help me.
I did NOT ask anyone to help with a specific issue, nor should I be required to.
I asked if anyone would be willing to help myself and possibly others to get some services running, and I asked to do it in a videoconference setting where we can have a discussion and where you can see what I’m doing as I’m doing it, out of respect for both of our time.
If you are not interested, you do not need to come in here and announce it, and you sure as shit do not need to speak for anyone else on whether they will want to. Just keep scrolling.
E2: special thanks to those who actually reached out and offered to help!
Truenas isn’t a standard system. Its designed to be used as a NAS and lacks the ability to easy install other software. While it does have support for kubernetes and virtual machines, the UI is pretty crude and you will likely get confused and run into bugs. (Source: my personal experience) Don’t get me wrong, I do like TrueNAS but for your setup it doesn’t make a lot of sense. This is especially true since you want to run a bunch of services that aren’t necessarily storage dependent.
Honestly you are probably better off with Ubuntu
Thank you. I downloaded Ubuntu. It’s a tough pill to swallow after seeing so many negative things about the workstation version but it does have a reputation for being beginner friendly and I guess I can always move to something else later.
That’s true I suppose. Honestly I am just kind of sick and tired of the silliness Ubuntu has. Its fine on servers but for desktop use there are better alternatives that I choose.
If you don’t notice an issue that’s good but if you run into any snap related issues keep in mind there are alternatives. Don’t blame all of Linux for a Ubuntu issue. (That’s the big fear that leads me to be so anti-ubuntu)