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

submitted 1 year 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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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you troubleshoot Alpine? The one time I tried (later needed to use Debian because the OS was not supported) I could almost only find ressources in conjunction with containerization.

[–] Hawk@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, I've had little trouble. The Gentoo Wiki and Void Handbook have a lot of overlap with OpenRC and musl, respectively.

While the documentation could be improved, the overall experience has been quite good and very stable.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe just a matter of skill issue with another distro (faimily).
Oh well. Maybe another time ;)