Comment on What OS should I use for self-hosting that doesn't require extensive terminal knowledge?
Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
I can recommend you Debian, since it’s the “default” for many servers and has a lot of documentation and an extremely big userbase.
For web interfaces, I can recommend you, as you already mentioned, CasaOS and Cockpit.
I used CasaOS in the beginning and liked it, but nowadays, I mostly use Cockpit, where I have the feeling that it integrates the host system more, and allows me to do most of my maintenance (updating, etc.) quite easily.
scheep@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Thanks, that was really helpful :D
I’ll try CasaOS then, and later maybe I could move to Debian once I get better at the command line!
BruisedMoose@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
For what it's worth, CasaOS isn't actually an operating system. It absolutely works as an easy way to install and manage your self-hosted apps if you aren't comfortable with the command line, but you still need to have a working Linux installation.
Yunohost is kind of similar as far as making things easier, but it operates as a standalone OS, so might be more what you're looking for.
Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
CasaOS isn’t an OS, it’s just the web interface you install afterwards you have Debian or whatever running
scheep@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
OHHH that’s why I couldn’t find out how to install it. Got it.