I am trying to use my old laptops for self-hosting. One has a 6th gen Intel Core i3 (4GB ram), the other has an 11th gen Intel Core i5 (8GB ram). I have previously tried both ubuntu server and desktop but couldn’t get it to work well. For the former I found it difficult to remote ssh and the latter I had difficulty installing Docker containers. (I’m not very good with the command line)

I would like to find an OS that is easier to setup with less of a neccesity for the command line (I would still like to learn how to use it though, I don’t want to get rid of it entirely!). I’ve heard of CasaOS, is that a good option? It seems quite easy to use. What about other alternatives?

  • hellequin67@lemm.eeEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    I run my home media server ( and intel NUC i5, so nothing super powerful) running Ubuntu with CasaOS.

    There’s tons of you tube videos to help with CasaOS for self hosting and not just the media side.

    I think I only used the terminal to install CasaOS the rest is done from the web gui