I’m already hosting pihole, but i know there’s so much great stuff out there! I want to find some useful things that I can get my hands on. Thanks!

  • ellipse@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Nextcloud to replace Google drive/docs. Jellyfin or plex for media. The arrs to aquire media (if you have the patience). A blog? A game server to play with friends.

    I suggest using docker and docker-compose as it makes everything way easier. It does still take time and it can be frustrating but it is very rewarding.

    Crosspost from the duplicate

    • mim@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Docker is definitely worth the time investment.

      If OP wants to go one level deeper: Ansible.

      • ellipse@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Does ansible make sense for a single server? I like the concept but I don’t know if It makes sense for my purpose.

      • Octavius@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        While there is a docker version for windows (server I believe) the last time I checked it could only run windows containers (so basically none). The Linux support never got out of beta. I think now they are just saying use windows subsystem for Linux (WSL) for that.

        I have been quite happy with docker on a Linux virtual machine hosted on a windows server (I know not the “normal” way to do it but since I am a windows Server admin at work it worked best for me).

        The reason that you cannot run Linux containers on windows by default is that docker is no full fledged virtualization Software it sill uses the kernel of the host system. And a Linux container needs a Linux host system.