If you were about to set up a new server, what would you consider? What would you do different to your current setup?

  • coldblade2000@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I would have used Docker and Docker Compose a whole lot more. There’s servers I’ve realized I’ve been hosting for over a year and forgotten about. At least with Docker I can check on those much more easily

  • thegpfury@fedia.io
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    1 year ago

    Note: I use hyperV, so my views here may not be applicable for all.

    But, get a server-grade motherboard from the start. Supermicro is cheap used.

    Having IPMI / out of band management is incredibly helpful to troubleshoot issues.

    Stability seems to be a lot better.

    Drivers are more reliable on WinServer.

  • LordChaos82@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    My homelab started as an experiment when I discovered docker and proxmox. I spun up things randomly without paying much attention to resource allocation and any form of order. I ended up using a lot of these services in my daily workflow and they became central to my daily workflow. Now, I am running low on resources on some of my servers due to over allocation and have docker containers randomly in different VMs. I wish I thought this journey through and realized that I will be doing this homelabbing for the long run.