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What OS should I use for self-hosting that doesn't require extensive terminal knowledge? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by scheep@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I am trying to use my old laptops for self-hosting. One has a 6th gen Intel Core i3 (4GB ram), the other has an 11th gen Intel Core i5 (8GB ram). I have previously tried both ubuntu server and desktop but couldn't get it to work well. For the former I found it difficult to remote ssh and the latter I had difficulty installing Docker containers. (I'm not very good with the command line)

I would like to find an OS that is easier to setup with less of a neccesity for the command line (I would still like to learn how to use it though, I don't want to get rid of it entirely!). I've heard of CasaOS, is that a good option? It seems quite easy to use. What about other alternatives?

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[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Unraid is great for beginners.

[–] dmention7@lemm.ee 6 points 19 hours ago

Beginner here (to Linux and networking anyways), running Unraid for about 18 months now. Fully agree, it's been great for actually getting up and doing useful things quickly and relatively pain free.

Eventually I would like to try working backwards and getting things running on a more "traditional" server environment, but Unraid has been a great learning tool for me personally.

It's like... Maybe some folks learned to overhaul an engine before they got their driver's license, but lots of people just need to a car to get to work and back today, and they can learn to change their oil and do a brake job when the time comes.

[–] drspod@lemmy.ml 2 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Does Unraid still use JBOD with a single parity disk or have they moved to a sane drive layout?

[–] charles@lemmy.ca 2 points 18 hours ago

Other than ZFS as someone mentioned already, they also offer dual drive parity now. IMO it's a good balance to also allow a very flexible and easily expandable array.

[–] ShortN0te@lemmy.ml 2 points 19 hours ago

Still the same but afaik they now somewhat support running zfs