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Proxmox running TrueNAS and NextCloud or Nextcloud on TrueNAS via Docker? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As the title states, how would you set it up? I've got an HP EliteDesk G5, what are the strengths and weaknesses of either:

ProxMox with one VM running TrueNAS and another VM running Nextcloud
TrueNAS on bare metal with Nextcloud running in docker
Some other setup

I'd like to be able to easily expand and backup the storage available to Nextcloud as needed and I'd also like the ability to add additional VMs/containers/services as needed

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

well, there are many things to consider. TrueNAS's ZFS is memory hungry, and is best used on it's original BSD. Also, you may need SMART directly in your NAS, then you'll need to PCI passthrough the disk controller if you are on proxmox. With that said, either directly running TrueNAS Scale or TrueNAS Core on proxmox isn't ideal. Also, running database storage over NFS has great disadvantages, so I would really advice against going proxmox+truenas route.

IMO, a mature NAS system is only useful as it is designed to be: bare metal system for your disk management. If you really wanna ZFS, then use TrueNAS Scale. If you are a guru and can or are willing to setup things yourself and doesn't care about RAID5/6, just use regular linux + docker/podman + btrfs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If they really want just ZFS, Proxmox offers it.

It just doesn't come with a built-in UI

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

well, it actually has a UI for managing ZFS volumes in proxmox lol. proxmox is very versatile I'll admit. I use it also, but because I absolutely need the vm capability to run opnsense and debian on the same machine. If OP only needs a NAS with docker, he may not need that power. well who am I to decide. this is selfhosted so people can just try anything.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah, fair, there is a UI, but it's veeery basic, not at all comparable with TrueNAS