I’m looking to switch. I like to tinker and try new things.
Replies I’d like to see:
Tell me what OS you’re using! What do you like about it? What don’t you like? What is your primary use for it?
I don’t just want recommendations for my use cases, though I’ll list it below. I want to learn what’s out there and what’s possible.
My Use Cases:
I’m currently using QTS that was preloaded on a QNAP NAS that I got used.
My main goal is to do more self-hosting. I want to be as independent and self-sustainable as possible. Like many of us, I’m burnt out on being treated as a product by big tech.
I’d also like to try to set up a game server for my Steam library.
Really, I just like to tinker. I like when things break or don’t go according to plan. I like to research a problem and fix it!
NixOS, because:
All of these combined means my backups are simple (just snapshot
/persist, with a few dirs excluded, and restic them to N places) and reliable. The systems all have that newly installed feel, because there is zero cruft accumulating.And with the declarative config being tangled out from a literate Org Roam garden, I have tremendous, and up to date documentation too. Declarative config + literate programming work really well together, and give me immense power.
I use it on my desktop, in my homelab, and built and maintain a NixOS desktop for my wife and my mom, too.
I really want to figure out nix, but damn is there a steep curve, and the documentation needs some serious work.