I need to migrate a server off windows and I’m looking at fedora or proxmox. But there’s a couple things I need to plan out first.
First, they have blue iris. It looks like frigate will serve their needs just fine but the docs say I need some type of hardware for object detection. This system doesn’t need object detection. It’s mostly for shoplifters or challenging bogus credit card fraud clams. Do I really need a detector of some sort for frigate?
Second, we are looking at moving the stores music to play off the server too. They have all the original CDs they want to use so we can rip those but controlling it is odd. I want a web interface they can use their phones to control. Jellyfin isn’t a great fit here because I don’t think it has local audio output support. It’s more for streaming the media to other devices. The amp will connect to the server on the rack. What apps are out there that can do this?
It primary purpose is to drive security cameras. it’s proven to be an enormous unreliable pain in the ass that bogs down when running windows over time and theres nothing windows does better that this is involved in so I’m pulling the plug on that.
Its not running windows server, just win11 pro. and its doing it really. there is zero reason for it to be as slow as it is.
I already have a few local techs that know linux that can step in if something happens to me.
Also, I have long term concerns about windows considering what MS is doing with AI and the regime we are currently under and I’d like to insulate them from as much of that fallout as possible.