I’m looking to switch. I like to tinker and try new things.

Replies I’d like to see:

Tell me what OS you’re using! What do you like about it? What don’t you like? What is your primary use for it?

I don’t just want recommendations for my use cases, though I’ll list it below. I want to learn what’s out there and what’s possible.

My Use Cases:

I’m currently using QTS that was preloaded on a QNAP NAS that I got used.

My main goal is to do more self-hosting. I want to be as independent and self-sustainable as possible. Like many of us, I’m burnt out on being treated as a product by big tech.

I’d also like to try to set up a game server for my Steam library.

Really, I just like to tinker. I like when things break or don’t go according to plan. I like to research a problem and fix it!

  • iter_facio@lemmy.one
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    2 days ago

    I am a basic bitch when it comes to hosting -> Nothing exotic, but I have messed with somewhat exotic things before. It is fun, but time consuming, and as I get older the time becomes more precious than money.

    Fedora w/ KDE on Workstations, user platforms - every day browsing, gaming, etc. The installations have lasted since fedora 34, and have had very few hiccups (Framework 13, Dell T5820)

    Proxmox as Hypervisor hosts (Basically Debian) - been rock solid stable since PVE5.4, and while not perfect has been pretty easy to work with. I am a ZFS evangelist, and ZFS support is excellent.

    Debian 11/12 for most vm guests - again, easy to use, straightforward, seems to “just work”

    Centos/fedora server for Podman host - IDK, seems that podman has worked the best for me on Redhats own platforms, but this could very well be just personal experience.

    OPNsense for firewall/router - Was a longtime pfsense user, but the way the company approaches their userbase started to leave a bad taste in my mouth.

    NIXOS for experimentation - its a trip, and loads of fun, but because it drives the tinkering in me I tend not to use it for daily driving.

    As I said, its pretty basic, nothing exotic or crazy. I have about 10 machines in my household (5 user facing, 4 servers, firewall)