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Docker or Proxmox? Something else entirely? (piefed.social)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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New server has been acquired. Debian 13 has been installed.

GS308EP switches have been acquired and installed.

Now, I'm working to migrate to the new machine. 3 1/2 years ago when I started futzing with Docker, I sorta followed guides and guessed, abused it trying to make it do things it wasn't designed for, and flipped switches I likely shouldn't have flipped, so the set up is more than a little shabby.

As a result, I'll likely end more redeploying than migrating the containers.

So rather than go forward with Docker blindly, I want to reassess whether I shouldn't look into Proxmox, LXC, or Podman instead of Docker, or maybe something else entirely?

Work is just about done dumping ESX for Nutanix, but both of those seem overkill for my needs.

Of course the forums for any of the solutions make their own out to be the best thing since sliced bread and the others useless, so I'm hoping to get a more nuanced answer here.

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[–] 2 points 11 months ago*

Hahaha. I see you're being down arrowed a bit... But I was thinking the same thing.

Reason I was thinking nixos was because op was talking about " flipping switches" they couldn't flip back. Nixos has that sorted out.

Plus... It sounds like op isn't afraid of trying new and possibly difficult things on a new server they've acquired

The truth is that proxmox is likely the best option here. But nixos could be a fun ( type2 fun) challenge if they're into that kind of thing

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