Thanks. could you clarify the ram issue? you mean just by setting up a swap? and on board storage, are you referring to creating a separate partition for storage? how would you get all three distros to automatically store things on that drive?
Macaroni9538
joined 2 years ago
fair enough
Thanks again. So did you mention it's not really necessary to install an efi partition? Idk if I need it or not? or is it just better safe than sorry, sorta like a swap?
Thanks! and as far as making one bootloader your default, is that just a matter of changing the order of your boot process? and if a distro automatically installs their own bootloader, would just the first installed one take precedence by default or is there some configuring you have to do? so I maybe really just be overthinking this. Is it as simple as making roughly 3 ~60gb ext4 partitions and simply just do the regular install according to each partition? what about mounting and all that. No clue how that all works
Perfect! thank you. And I always thought containers and VMs were opposite, like a container is more ingrained into the distro. TIL!
thanks, makes it sound easier then. but what about the mount points like I mentioned? and do people make their own partition for the home directory??? and how does a storage partition integrate with three different distros? I just want to make sure I cover all my bases.
Well speaking of Amazon, I actually read that Amazon Basics is a great option for low level stuff like cables, chargers, adapters, etc.
perhaps I will take a gander if I can't figure it out manually.
That's my bad, I tend to kinda lump cloud, VMs, and containers together and sometimes use catchall phrases. I know they're all different and I should clarify.
I have heard alot of really good things about Mikrotik. I haven't explored them as I haven't had many networking needs, but maybe I'll take a look at their offerings. Thanks
well damn lol.... this is deflating. I honestly would rather avoid VMs for now. trying to focus more on the meat and potatoes of Linux and other topics. I took a deep dive down virtualization and I got lost quickly and broke some stuff haha not really sure if now is the time for me to learn it. I've sorta put it on the backburner for now. So no easier, alternatives? You think manually doing this is not a good idea?
I gotcha, that makes sense. I'm really at the beginning of my homelab or self hosting journey. I've been exploring alot of random aspects and keep forgetting to think about the basic things first. My problem is figuring out how to start and setup things properly, but that's a whole other thread/story lol