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• alfyboy 6y ago
  Oh, wow. I'm running CentOS 8 on my home server. Anyone have any recomendations for a good, stable, home server OS?
  • acdha 6y ago
    Debian's been a solid choice since the 1990s…
    • pluc 6y ago
      So good Ubuntu runs it
  • znpy 6y ago
    Assuming that CentOS stays dead, I'd probably recommend Ubuntu LTS. I should probably give a look at openSuse...
  • DethNinja 6y ago
    Ubuntu server is pretty good.
  • walrus01 6y ago
    debian-stable amd64
    • new23d 6y ago
      Any Ubuntu LTS version is solid. Switch to the LTS kernel as well if you can, i.e. if your hardware does not need the HWE (Hardware Enablement) versions. The HWE kernels are mostly for newish laptops anyway and proper server hardware shouldn't need it.
  • idclip 6y ago
    arch or freebsd. Ubuntu lts/debian depends on ur packages. Freebsd isnt linux, but is great server OS.
    • qalmakka 6y ago
      I second this. FreeBSD is rock solid and extremely reliable (I have systems that are running on very old hardware and little memory, and still work fine). Arch can also pretty stable, if you actually know what you're doing and you're not doing anything serious with your server.
  • _ph_ 6y ago
    Depending what exactly you want, CentOS is still a great choice, especially if you are also using the machine for more than set serving jobs. My understanding is, that CentOS will be exactly in the middle ground between Fedora and Red Hat. So it will be ahead of Red Hat a bit, which is a good thing if you want more current software versions. But not quite as cutting edge as Fedora. Personally, I am fully on Fedora for my development machine as I want current versions of software. I didn't have stability problems with it. There seems to be also a (planned?) free version of Red Had, if you want complete stability and only security updates.
    • dralley 6y ago
      >My understanding is, that CentOS will be exactly in the middle ground between Fedora and Red Hat. Not "exactly the middle ground", so much as Fedora ---------------------------------------->> CentOS Stream -->> RHEL At any given time CentOS Stream is only a couple months ahead of RHEL, that is not remotely true for Fedora.
      • _ph_ 6y ago
        Thanks, that means even more it still is a good choice for people who are more oriented towards the stable RHEL.
  • sigzero 6y ago
    Debian
  • fuzzy2 6y ago
    For any regular server I’d recommend Debian. However, on my home server, I run Arch. It’s a pain with the upgrades, but I have access to all the latest and greatest software to tinker with. Which I feel is exactly what a home server is for. :-) The only thing I had to build for myself was an Arch install ISO with ZFS included.
  • jpetrucc 6y ago
    any Ubuntu LTS version!