I have made a decision to start a Linux server for some projects (files, media, etc.). However, I don't know what would be a good server for me to use. Is there any good choices for me to use? I use EndeavourOS for my laptop and my desktop, if that matters.
Server specs: 2GB RAM 240GB SSD
(This is my first server, hopefully I will be able to upgrade after some time)
I’m literally using it as a server and also as the base of a ton of Docker containers running in production. Those containers compile in many dependencies and not once has there been any issue other than the DNS bug resolved in 3.18.
Ok go run Virtualbox on an alpine distro and let me know how that goes for you.
But why? I don’t have a need to run that on a server; I think it’s easy to ascertain I containerize my workflows rather than spin up entire VMs.
Go install systemd then. Last I checked that doesn't work without glibc.
So here’s my thing: not once has this been required for me to run any type of server on Alpine Linux.
I think you’re confusing using it as a desktop environment or a “server” in the sense that you just want to do a bunch of stuff from a GUI.
Maybe I’m wrong — I’m just speaking from personal experience — but right now it seems to me you might be relying on edge cases to prove a point.
At this point there are many others also suggesting Alpine Linux so if you’d like to continue this conservation maybe those people have more insight into this problem.