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!
openSUSE Leap has been amazing on my home server. YaST makes tasks like setting up a Samba share or even something like a DHCP server incredibly easy, and for anything I can’t do in YaST there’s a massive variety of command line tools I can use (for me mostly Docker). SSH access was a breeze to set up too, as it’s just an option in the installer or in YaST after setup.