New homelab user asks how to share files across apps
A Reddit user says they are building their first homelab on Proxmox. They want to run Nextcloud, Jellyfin, and Immich, but do not know whether photos and videos must be stored separately for each service. They tried sharing Nextcloud files to Home Assistant over SMB, but said permissions caused problems.
Key points
- The user started with Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi and moved toward managing more of their own data.
- They are now using Proxmox and want to run Nextcloud, Jellyfin, and Immich.
- Their main question is whether photos and videos need to be copied for each service.
- They tried using SMB to share Nextcloud files with Home Assistant, but ran into permissions trouble.
- They say LLM help has not given them a clear answer to sharing files across services or VMs.
Quick term guide
- Nextcloud
- A self-hosted cloud storage program you install on your own server to sync and share files across devices.
- Jellyfin
- A free, self-hosted media server program that lets you stream your own movies and music from anywhere
- Home Assistant
- Free, open-source software that connects and controls smart home devices from one central dashboard.
- permissions
- Settings that define what files or actions a system or user is allowed to access.
- permission
- The allowed range of actions a person or system can take.
- Mac mini
- A small desktop computer made by Apple.
- home server
- A personal computer setup at home used to run services or store files instead of regular daily use.
- Raspberry Pi
- A small, low-cost computer roughly the size of a credit card, popular for DIY home server projects.