Forgive the question, I have an idea of what I want to run on it (jellyfin, sonarr, etc) but I am having a hard time figuring out optimal OS to run.
Windows? Linux? Something else? Any beginner advice is welcome!
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Personally..... Id spin up a Ubuntu desktop instance for Jellyfin and Sonarr. I went through a few different operating systems before I went back to Ubuntu and....it just works. Lots of documentation on installing those services that way. Jellyfin is very happy behind Sonarr... I'd stay away from Windows for any kind of selfhosting because I don't trust them
Why desktop? Server boots faster and cleaner, and the machine is slated to be serving anyway.
No op, but I did the server first and then switched to desktop for the sole reason of wanting to click on some things instead of terminal only
Never give up a chance to learn something new.
I had issues getting hardware acceleration working on server.....but, I guess that isn't a issue on a mini pc
What's easier to navigate than a CLI?