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How many people actually use Ubuntu server? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Chuncakey21@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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Pretty much the title. I've seen plenty of people using proxmox and truenas but I don't really see many homelab users running Ubuntu server or something similar? Do many people actually use it to run docker or any containers on their machines? Just curious.

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[–] adam2222@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I use Ubuntu server 22.04 LTS headless on bare metal on my Nuc 11 essential I got for 140 bucks. Use it for php/python scripts/cron jobs, puppeteer scripts, MySQL server, exim4 setup as a mail relay so my box can send me email notifications from my scripts and apache as a www server only used by me. I use it cuz Debian the packages are usually older and Ubuntu is the most popular so super easy to google shit I don’t know plus from what I understand Ubuntu server is more user friendly than Debian and easier to install.

I’m sure I could set up proxmox or use Ubuntu in a VM, etc but this works for me and does all the stuff I need and is stable as hell. I have it running 24/7 and never had a single crash or anything. Also I’m not the most advanced Linux user and I know how to do it all easily this way so dunno why I need to complicate it.