I have a PC I used to use as a file server and media server. I am going to try and set it up again but better. I was using Linux Mint before. I want to setup the Starr apps (Radarr, Sonarr, Prowlarr, etc).
Is it more practical to use Proxmox or Unraid? I am also consider TrueNAS but I am RAM limited (8 GB). I should point out this is fairly old hardware (FX-6300).
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I haven’t used Unraid. I am fan of Proxmox. It is on the one hand lightweight, as you can use unprivileged LXC+Docker, and on the other hand very flexible and powerful. It probably requires more manual work than Unraid though.
Those two are very different imo. Proxmox as a hypervisor would give you the most flexibility, but the question is whether you’d actually need that flexibility. You would also need to decide further how you implement your setup within it.
unRAID would have the advantage of a large community and lots of guides. Downside is that it costs money, which could also be used towards better hardware.
Personally I am reasonably happy with openmediavault and have my media server setup with that (jellyfish+and arr apps with docker compose). That could also be an option.
Another alternative might be something like CasaOS, which would give you a probably simple to use app store that maybe covers your needs already.
Why not openmediavault?
I’ve used Openmediavault in the past and had a short look at Proxmox but I’ve been running two servers on bare metal Ubuntu for years without any problems. I feel like I don’t really see the added value, I can run docker, SMB shares fine on without Proxmox and OMV. What do you want to do that Mint wasn’t able to do?