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Use supervisor or desktop Linux for TV gaming PC + NAS? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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To give a bit of context : I'm upgrading my whole desktop computer so I now have a spare computer for gaming on the TV. I'm thinking of using it mainly as a gaming "console", but might be interested in embedding a NAS as well, and possibly some Docker containers for Home Assistants etc...

So the question : should I just install a normal Distro like Arch, setup a network share and Docker containers, or should I use a proper hypervisor like Unraid and have a VM for couch gaming etc...?

What issues could I expect with both? Are performances impacted with the hypervisor? (I don't plan on doing competitive games on the TV) or is troubleshooting going to be easier on a standard distro?

Did someone do such a setup and have some feedback?

Never properly used Linux before, but I'm a Windows power-user and am looking to transition part of my setup to Linux.

The GPU is going to be an RTX3070 if that matters

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Whatever you do, for the love of FL/OSS, please don't use Unraid. Proxmox and TrueNAS are far better options.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

What's wrong with unraid?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

GPU passthrough is still a Bit of a pita so if you going to VM stuff you need a lot more tinkering aswell many EULA don’t allow VM usage so you need further configuration to avoid detection.

The biggest downside to having a classical setup is that you can’t easily limit resources. So if your game eats up all the RAM your NAS will slow down and vice versa.

imho both are good options it’s just choose your poison Just try both scenarios and choose what fits your workflow the best

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I would prefer the hypervisor. It's cleaner to separate things that weren't meant to mix in the first place.
Make sure that your gaming VM uses a real harddrive/SSD instead of virtual disk to prevent sluggish I/O.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Have you considered/tried streaming games from your primary desktop PC? Obviously very dependent on your situation's specifics, but that's one of the things I do with the Linux htpc I have set up.

And then you wouldn't have to worry about games and NAS stuff competing for system resources.

I'd personally go the hypervisor route (I'm using proxmox, truenas, and an *arr stack on my NAS). It keeps things compartmentalized (especially network configurations) and usually keeps me from breaking everything at the same time.