A 3 in 1 server?

[MiszS]

I have an old PC with an i7 8700 and a 1050ti, I want to use it for 3 things at once. As a brains for old TV that can't even run netflix by itself, as a local file server, and as a minecraft server, how can i do all 3 things on it at once?

[Blue4130]

33 minutes ago, MiszS said:

I have an old PC with an i7 8700 and a 1050ti, I want to use it for 3 things at once. As a brains for old TV that can't even run netflix by itself, as a local file server, and as a minecraft server, how can i do all 3 things on it at once?

Docker or VM's will be your friend here.

You could do it all on a single OS without containers, but keeping things segregated will be cleaner.

[manikyath]

7 minutes ago, Blue4130 said:

Docker or VM's will be your friend here.

You could do it all on a single OS without containers, but keeping things segregated will be cleaner.

nah. not worth the hassle.

 

file sharing is just a thing the OS does in the background, and then all you need to figure out is a way to manage the minecraft server without commandeering the netflix.

[Alex Atkin UK]

1 hour ago, MiszS said:

I have an old PC with an i7 8700 and a 1050ti, I want to use it for 3 things at once. As a brains for old TV that can't even run netflix by itself, as a local file server, and as a minecraft server, how can i do all 3 things on it at once?

If you're wanting to use streaming services like Netflix with the TV, PC is not the way go as they limit resolutions compared to something like a ShieldTV.

[MiszS]

10 hours ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

If you're wanting to use streaming services like Netflix with the TV, PC is not the way go as they limit resolutions compared to something like a ShieldTV.

Well the current console that i have for the TV literally can't playback 1080p video, and i don't really get how will it limit resolution anyway

[Alex Atkin UK]

9 hours ago, MiszS said:

Well the current console that i have for the TV literally can't playback 1080p video, and i don't really get how will it limit resolution anyway

They limit what resolutions they will stream to you as its easier to pirate on a PC.

[MiszS]

22 minutes ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

They limit what resolutions they will stream to you as its easier to pirate on a PC.

Oh wow, but I don't think it matters, as we have a 1080p TV anyway lol. Is there a way to install linux on this PC, with some kind of TV desktop environment that is switchable to a regular one, so i can use it for TV and to setup the server?

[Electronics Wizardy]

39 minutes ago, MiszS said:

Oh wow, but I don't think it matters, as we have a 1080p TV anyway lol. Is there a way to install linux on this PC, with some kind of TV desktop environment that is switchable to a regular one, so i can use it for TV and to setup the server?

I'd be tempted to just use Windows here if your used to the interface as all these programs work fine on windows.

 

But yea basically any linux distro lets you run the server utilities and a de for media playback.