ssh

ssh

🤔 yeah, that and I guess docker?

SSH and Ansible using SSH

Cockpit is nice for that. The Podman integration of it is also useful.

The cli.

I have used management interfaces like coxkpit in the last but i do not really like it that much. I have E-Mail Notifications setup for updates via aptitude and monitor using prometheus and grafana and get additional notifications via prometheus alarm manager.

For an easy to use docker interface i use dockge, since i found it in this use case to be faster with a good, working, independend Interface.

But for the Linux underneath, for all 10-20 servers i managae, CLI.

NixOS and SSH I guess?

ssh, git and docker compose files.

• Proxmox GUI for restarting hosts or vms
• Komodo for restarting containers
• Forgejo for configuring and updating containers (deployed by komodo)
• Ansible for OS updates
• Prometheus + Grafana for monitoring

Those for basic stuff, ssh for everything else.

I guess, K3s & argocd? Not sure exactly what you're asking

Ansible or ssh

Proxmox to manage my VMs, SSH for anything on the command line and portainer for managing my docker containers.

One day I will switch probably switch to dockge so my docker-compose files are stored plain on the hard drive but for now portainer works flawlessly.

Unpopular answer, but Unraid; as i have mixed sized drives.

ssh and portainer.

@Fierro the terminal? i try to keep overhead to a minimum, its simpler to just learn the commands and use the terminal, can use it from my phone remotely, ssh is pretty secure and using other tools that act as middle-ware just adds to the attack surface.

I had started out with CasaOS and ran it for a year or so. Last week, I took some time to move everything out of Casa's file structure and cleaned up the compose files.

For container management, I'm using Dockhand. It's been great.

Otherwise, like most others have said, SSH when I need to do more.

So many things. Mostly Kubernetes and FluxCD, but also doco-cd for managing a few deployments on my NAS with GitOps.

• Portainer for Docker containers
• ssh for most real administration tasks
• Olive Tin for repetitive tasks like sudo apt update
• Netdata for server metrics and ntopng for metrics on standalone pFsense box

For system and docker stats I can only recommend beszel. Portainer for docker management and anything else ssh.

My setup is a barebones Alpine Linux with ssh and docker, and everything I run on it is a container (except backups).

Those I manage remotely (remote Docker context), so the only time I have to log in is to do an update for the few system packages and that's it. And for that ssh is more than enough

Terraform, ansible and kubernetes (microk8s).

K8s in particular has been a huge change to simplifying my network despite the complexities involved and the initial learning curve. Deploying and updating services is much easier now.

Opentofu for all the looking after the config on my proxmox boxes and networking gear. Ansible for everything else.

I don't currently have any monitoring set up but it's in the to do list when I feel like it.

Virtualmin and cockpit

Ssh, dockhand, beszel. They have nice GUI and setting up notification providers is easy. I am using ntfy, so if my CPU is peaking at 90% for a while, or I if any of the containers become unhealthy I get notification to my phone.

Does proxmox count? Then I run lots of docker containers in lxcs

Proxmox gui and ssh for my LXCs

Bash? (and Ansible)

I’m running OMV with the Docker Compose plugin and I just SSH in for everything else. I run this stack both at home and work. It’s a good middle ground for me of stability and customizability.

Home server for me is mostly Ansible for provisioning and systemd for everything else. The trick is keeping it simple enough that you can recover from a broken state without Google. For daily tasks I reach for bare metal SSH or a web interface if it needs to be friendly. K8s is great but I found myself overcomplicating things until I stepped back and remembered: I already know how to SSH into a box.

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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