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Got an old raspberry pi laying around? PiHole+PiVPN is something I run on an old 3B+ I think, so I have something dedicated running both. But otherwise, I'd probably just spin up a container on a server or cluster and I'd probably go with debian and just run the exact same PiVPN setup script I did for the pi because it was super easy.
Running piHole on a NAS, so would avoid adding another device. Adding a trusted router works already increase the device count.
(My rPi1 is connected to my PS2 and hosts all my ISO files from USB via Ethernet so no discs are required and loading is faster )
I just don't want my NAS doing anything other than being a NAS, so I intentionally don't run extra services there, but its a matter of finding what works for you. As long as you get to the destination you're looking for, its mission accomplished
I have many containers running on it, for media services, data syncs etc. Enjoying it
This is a little off topic but would you mind sharing how you use your pi to serve ISO’s to your ps2?
PSX-Pi SMB share
See the good explanation in the video.
Note: there are new MemCard mids yo play directly off a SD card, see his more recent videos.