top | item 39792233

What to use for personal server setup automation?

4 points| jannesan | 1 year ago

I'd like to automate setting up Linux VMs with some minimal stuff like installing some packages, copying my dotfiles and updating some configuration like ssh and firewall.

I know Ansible is used a lot for this kind of things, but is there anything simpler out there for the kind of minimal setup I am looking to automate? I see Ansible is not getting much love, not sure why, but that makes me think folks here may be using different tools at least for personal projects.

Curious to hear everyone's thoughts

4 comments

zer00eyz|1 year ago

I run a pretty chunky box at home... Proxmox has been a blessing and https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/VM_Templates_and_Clones has been a treat.

sydbarrett74|1 year ago

Could you tell us about your hardware build? I've got an ageing Dell PowerEdge T30 that I've been using as a NAS box. I'm looking to replace it with something a bit more current.