Software

This is a quick overview about what software I am using and why.

Operating system:

Ubuntu 20.04

I used openmediavault (omv) in the past, but the process of upgrading from one version to another seemed tedious and the fact that Debian (what omv is using) is missing required drivers for the network interfaces of my mainbaord made me look for an alternative OS. In the end I decided to go with Ubuntu because I have another server running it and have had mostly good experiences with it.

I wanted to use Ubuntu Server for a lightweight installation without needless bloat, but that was missing drivers for my mainboard too and I couldn't even boot via live USB, so I had to go with the Ubuntu Desktop version. After successfully installing the OS and setting up a SSH server, I deleted the Ubunutu desktop package and changed the system runlevel target to multi-user so that I can negate the negatives of having to install the Desktop version.

Storage management:

mergerfs

 

Backup

snapraid