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

submitted 19 hours 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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[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 9 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

I would recommend trying out Cockpit (Github) and Portainer (Github).
Cockpit gives you a WebUI for Linux and Portainer gives you a WebUI for Docker.
Personally I usually run Debian Stable for servers, but choice of distro matters little if you run stuff as Docker containers.

[–] scheep@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

thanks! Maybe I could check out cockpit and portainer too...

[–] Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Might want to use dockge instead of portainer.

https://github.com/louislam/dockge

Portainer has... Weird issues.

[–] scheep@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

What kind of issues?

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

dockge

Not knocking Dockge, but I have to say I was underwhelmed coming from Portainer. It obviously works for a lot of people, so I might just be 'special'.