Choose your server OS
Note
Choosing a system is higly dependant on a bunch of factors.
To try to avoid useless arguing, we will point out some of the main pro factors of choice for some valuable choices.
It is up to you to choose which aspects is the most important for you and your systems.
Debian Linux
- Worldwide adoption.
- Community-first maintainance.
- Stability over hype.
Alpine Linux
- Secure and stable (non-glibc based, non-systemd based).
- Smallest footprint.
- Can be leveraged for containers and host system at the same time.
BSD family (Free, Net, ...)
- Security
- Stability
RHEL family (Rocky, Alma, ...)
- Culturally compatible with established enterprise environments.