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Docker or Proxmox? Something else entirely?
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Maybe you could try nixos?
Especially without any additional context or knowledge about their background, directed at someone clearly only starting out, this is incredibly bad advice.
Edit: typos (italic), sorry that was probably hard to read.
Oh I didnt see the downvotes😅
Hm, to explain my reasoning:
I saw them talking about stuff that seemed complex to me and seem to have some experience with servers (already had a server), so I'd say they know way more about me and I'm going to set up a nixos server in like a month (been using them on my laptop for ~9months, but not in any fancy way). If I can, they I guess they probably can too.
I thought about throwing an idea to consider. I'm too in the process of learning so I cant give a good plan yet:/
I see that in the end they ask for a nuanced answer, rip, I failed to do that
Hahaha. I see you're being down arrowed a bit... But I was thinking the same thing.
Reason I was thinking nixos was because op was talking about " flipping switches" they couldn't flip back. Nixos has that sorted out.
Plus... It sounds like op isn't afraid of trying new and possibly difficult things on a new server they've acquired
The truth is that proxmox is likely the best option here. But nixos could be a fun ( type2 fun) challenge if they're into that kind of thing