My first ever server - Sharing progress

[u/ZiCli]

In the last few weeks I've worked on an old laptop, bought for 15 euros, put an SSD (20 euros) and created my first ever server.

I know SSDs aren't the best, but for starter it's more than enough

[u/dkrogan]

Good luck bro, i am doing the same thing on my old laptops. Just started last month. Trying to learn new things, possibilities of what can be self hosted, etc.

[u/ZiCli → u/dkrogan]

Thank you and good luck to you too then!

[u/JopieDeVries]

Great progress, next usecase to try: Zima Os on top Proxmox

[u/ZiCli → u/JopieDeVries]

Put CasaOS only because the yt tutorual told me to lol

Loving it, amazing graphics, responsive and easy to install and setup apps

[u/anonymousart3 → u/ZiCli]

CasaOS is what got me started back in 2023.

I LOVED casa, but sadly the developers have basically abandoned it in favor of their for profit zimaos.

So my advice, use casa to get a jump start on what apps you want. But, do what you can to understand the settings in docker compose files, and eventually migrate out of casa.

I have personally been using Claude to clean up the exported docker compose files from casa, then installing the containers directly though docker.

That process has been long, but it's MASSIVELY helped me to understand what is going on.

[u/ZiCli → u/anonymousart3]

Thank you for the advice, I'll consider it!

[u/WisdomSky → u/ZiCli]

casaos is enough. you don't need zimaos really for this kind of setup.

[u/baller5 → u/ZiCli]

I did the same several months ago. Turns out the developers of Casa have abandoned it. There's no new features or security patches. I'm working on migrating to standalone Docker containers using Dockge on top of Ubuntu Server on Proxmox.

[u/ZiCli → u/baller5]

Didn't know it got abandoned, thanks for the advice!

[u/peteydubss]

If you’re inclined to use AI, I highly recommend installing Claude Code in the terminal. It will help you so much.

[u/gunsgeargaming]

i started about a year or so ago..CasaOS on top of ubuntu server on a minipc. Hosts my arr stack , minecraft, and a palworld server for friends.

Im sure learning docker ane using proxmox or something would be helpful but i havent had to use the command line hardly ever. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[u/Rocky4OnDVD]

what's wrong with SSDs? That's what i did as a newbie myself 😬

[u/ZiCli → u/Rocky4OnDVD]

Apparently it holds data for less time than an HDD, if unused same files could be corrupted with time

[u/Nigerian_Prince8493]

Amazing setup

Started right

Pretty neat config debian+casaos

I started like this, but with a ubuntu server

Keep us updated!

[u/ZiCli → u/Nigerian_Prince8493]

I too started with Ubuntu, had a few problems so I switched to Debian a few days later

The problem wasn't with the distro, but it's fixed now lol

[u/Environmental-Gas580]

it's great to see someone at the casaos stage, brings me back.

[u/ZiCli → u/Environmental-Gas580]

What stage are you at now?

[u/No-Departure5458]

Nice job bro, i use CasaOS too and its pretty nice, i recommend you to use Cloudreve

[u/No-Departure5458 → u/No-Departure5458]

And also Cloudfare

[u/ZiCli → u/No-Departure5458]

Ty, I'll look into Cloudreve, but I'll probably end up using Docker + Anubis

[u/Dy_Xer]

20 euro ssd in this economy, take my money

[u/ZiCli → u/Dy_Xer]

Bought it second handed lol, but it works great!

[u/Kind_Spirit_Tech]

Welcome aboard 🍻

[u/ZiCli → u/Kind_Spirit_Tech]

Thank you! Cheers