NixOS is awesome!
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2024
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although maybe not for beginners. for beginners use docker compose and do backups however you like
Not as good as Ansible although they are different tools
Can you clarify on how NixOS is great for selfhosting? I was going to do mint.
As far as operating systems goes, i would recommend Debian or Ubuntu. These are very wiedly used and there are many resources. And if you are brave, you can start without a Desktop.
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And love isn't sex
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Things like changes to TOS or services can be seriously mitigated by hosting it yourself. WHat happens if Spotify changes the music they host or inserts ads into everything. Well for me, nothing. On the flip side, if some of my stuff goes down, kids and wife will bark. But honestly its mostly set it and forget it.
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KISS is a thing that applies to many things in life. Anything "smart" in your home should ideally function without your "smart" features working. Ie: light switches should be dumb light switches if something breaks etc etc. Also dont get caught in using rack or enterprise gear. You can learn just as much using smaller, fatter desktops with bigger fans and air cooling over a power hungry rack servers with 80mm fans that blow your eardrums out. My entire lab runs on old dell workstations and raspberry pis'
- Control and privacy. The server does exactly what I choose, not somebody's business model.
- Once you have other users, it's not a hobby anymore. People are not amused by downtime.
- The w3schools.com tutorials have been good for me.