Bog-standard Debian with LVM. LVM can also do RAID, but you could also do mdadm below LVM if you prefer. Keep it simple.
Maestro
Yes, I do the same with my wishlist. The only expensive games I consider are multiplayer games I can play with my friends. I bought Deep Rock Galactic, Sea of Thieves and Valheim for that reason
Have you considered to become a patient gamer? I always wait for a game to drop in price before buying it. That way you know from other people's experience whether it's a good game or not, and you save money. On hardware too! No need for the latest hardware if you don't run the latest games.
I personally though ED was quite shallow. Deeper than e.g. No Man's Sky but still very "fake". The economy is just a bunch of RNG, nothing real. I recently got into X4: Foundations which is much better IMHO. It really simulates the entire economy and production chains. You can carry out supply chain attacks on your enemies. It's like a cross between ED and Stellaris.
22421382 here. I can't believe I still know that number by heart after 20+ years.
The real people pushing this are lobbyists working for the companies that sell the monitoring software.
Never heard of this before, but it looks pretty good!
No, but I'd definitely download one if I could!
Looks great. Is this from the makers of Don't Starve and Rotwood? It looks familliar.
I've had it in Early Access for a while. It's a great game!
Definitely. But back in the day it was good for desktops. Ubuntu has never been good for servers.
ZFS isn't built-in. I don't know enough about btrfs to recommend it.