What OS to use for VPS Selfhost Server? (Nextcloud...)

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What OS to use for VPS Selfhost Server? (Nextcloud...) - Lemmy.world

Hey there. I have for the past year tried myself with some selfhosting of mainly a personal Nextcloud Instance. I also installed and used an RTSP-Server for Livestreaming, Traccar for Live-GPS sharing and Recording and a Paperless-NGX Server. I use many of those Services daily. Currently for my OS I am using Ubuntu 22.04, but I am not happy with my Setup. It’s difficult to setup, because I am not the most skilled in everything Linux and Serveradminstuff. My Nextcloud Instance is just running without Docker, some Services run with Docker and some with Docker Compose. I try to use reverse Proxies but can’t get some things to work. (I use Nginx) (I ofcourse have a Domain as well with subdomains for everything) So, my Question is: Is there a more Userfriendly and/or streamlined Approach or Server/OS that I could give a try and use? It is all currently running and mostly secure, but I just wish to make upkeep and stuff like that easier for myself.

Server 1: Gigabyte BRIX w/ Debian 11

  • Home Assistant

Server 2: Asus Mini Desktop w/ Ubuntu 22.04 Docker:

  • Portainer
  • PiHole
  • Roundcube
  • Monica
  • Nextcloud
  • Dozzle
  • Bitwarden
  • Tandoor Recipes
  • Log Analyzer
  • Plex
  • Ombi
  • Prowlarr
  • Radarr
  • Sonarr
  • Readarr
  • Lidarr
  • SABNzbd

Native:

  • GlusterFS
  • Fail2Ban
  • iPerf3 Server
  • Keepalived (AWS hot standby for some services)