TL;DR: have a server and want an OS for it. Currently using CasaOS. Any and all recommendations GREATLY appreciated.
I have a homeserver that I have 36TB of storage for and I want a nice simple OS to use.
I’m currently using CasaOS but I keep hearing bad things about it such as very poor security.
I’m thinking of moving over to Cosmos OS which is similar but lacks a file manager.
I really just want to be able to use Jellyfin/cloudflare/other fun apps. I also don’t know annnything about linux so I love these web GUIs.
Im open to some kind of linux desktop but preferrably something with very minimal experience needed.
Thanks!
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Open media vault is an excellent option as it is nothing but a aquality of line / web GUI that you install over Debian. It has an excellent docker compose extension that lets you use all those apps
Proxmox seems to be exactly what you want.
I tried Proxmox and gave up, too much complicated in how to share mass storage between different VMs
Now I use PopOS, the “poor man raid” MergerFS to store the data and Docker/Portaineir to run my services: Plex, Jellyfin and Syncthing. And there’s still plenty of power to occasionally play Diablo4 using Lutris.
PopOS is already pre-configured for games, otherwise my choice is Debian. I’m a little suspicious about Ubuntu, I believe it is positioning itself to sell a premium version. Or worse, for a monthly subscription.
I’m unsure how you go from proxmox to popOS… sounds like you never wanted something like proxmox.
Do you need a desktop environment on the server itself or will you just log in from another computer via ssh or a web based gui?
Web based gui is probably preferred but either way is fine.
Get debian or ubuntu server, you can install docker within the Ubuntu install these days. Learn how to install portainer (very simple) – then install this portainer template which will allow you to pretty much 1 click install all the apps you see on this sub