Challenges & Solutions

• Optimizing performance on older hardware, OS unresponsive after some duration→ Using lightweight containers to maximize resource, allocating more swap space to prevent slowing down during heavy load.
• Ensuring security for a home media server accessible from outside→ Set up a robust Nginx reverse proxy with SSL encryption
• Automating updates and maintenance→ Possible cron job to run commands periodically in the future

Technical Details

Utilizes Docker for containerization, Nginx as a reverse proxy, and various minor tweaking for hardware optimization for running headless. Includes services like Jellyfin, Sonarr, and Radarr for media management.

Learnings

• Docker container orchestration, and network security practices
• Useful system changes to run headless and optimize performance on old hardware.