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Linux, Windows? Idk what to go with 😅 (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by 2040Damian@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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So this is my first attempt at a home server and it's basically an SSD boot drive and a 1 TB (I know it's small) HDD crammed into a gaming pc case and powered by a Ryzen 3 2200g... Hardly high tech, however... I've been told Linux is best so I foolishly tried installing Linux on a different SSD earlier... It didn't go well as I accidentally installed it to the 1TB HDD and wiped out 700GB of data 🤦‍♂️.

I persevered and tried getting homarr installed which wasbas successful as Jimmy Savilles child minding service so I gave up and stuck my windows SSD back in...

So wonderful people of Reddit, should I just stick with windows, is it worth another shot at Linux? Should I use Ubuntu server, or standard Ubuntu? I'd love to get your input to the pros and cons, although right now I'm seeing nothing but cons for Linux 😅

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[–] CodenameJackal@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I guess I’m the 12th man, I run window server 2019 on bare metal. I use Hyper-V for all my services, apps, file share, backup, etc. When I need Linux, it’s in a VM. Never had an issue.

Since you’re familiar with Windows I’d suggest staying with Windows and learning Linux inside of virtual machines. They’re easy to use and get started with, plus if you break something you can be up and running again in a matter of minutes. You should have access to Hyper-V, if not look at Virtual Box or alternatives.