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I'm currently building my homelab and I'm seriously considering SmartOS as a hypervisor. I've never used Solaris or illumos before, but I'm looking for somethi
by boricj 2y ago
I'm currently building my homelab and I'm seriously considering SmartOS as a hypervisor.
I've never used Solaris or illumos before, but I'm looking for something bullet-proof, idiot-proof and maintenance-free. The mainstream solution would probably be Proxmox and while I know how to administrate a Debian system, I don't trust myself as a sysadmin while acting in a personal capacity. Proxmox intrinsically just doesn't bring the peace of mind that I won't accidentally blow it up while away from my apartment.
Just because a solution isn't mainstream doesn't mean it's not worth taking a look at. Even if you don't end up selecting them, it brings a healthy perspective that you wouldn't have otherwise.
- timc3 2y agoI’ve run SmartOS, but mainly use OmniOS. As with all these, they are very good but make sure to run them on supported hardware. They have good documentation, very small community, and if you run into problems then debugging them is very possible - but not for the technically challenged. OmniOS I basically run as an appliance and has been trouble free since the start.
- BSDobelix 2y agoOmniOS is a incredible good illumos distribution, i think Oxide build their internal distribution with OmniOS as the "base". illumos Distribution comparison: https://illumos.org/docs/about/distro/ https://illumos.org/docs/about/distro/