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Best operating system for Servers in 2024
When it comes to certain features or capabilities running in home labs or production environments, it directly relates to the operating system. In this video, we take a look at the best operating system for servers in 2024. We will look at several categories of server operating systems, such as those that do virtualization, containers, file servers, and security.
Check out my written review of best server OS in 2024: www.virtualizationhowto.com/2024/02/best-server-os-in-2024-in-five-categories/
See how to setup a Nutanix home lab here: www.virtualizationhowto.com/2024/01/nutanix-community-edition-for-home-lab/
New Proxmox migration wizard: www.virtualizationhowto.com/2024/03/proxmox-new-import-wizard-for-migrating-vmware-esxi-vms/
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Introduction - 0:00
Operating systems overview - 0:35
Introducing Best operating system for Virtualization - 0:54
VMware ESXi - 1:27
Nutanix AHV - 2:30
Proxmox VE - 3:30
XCP-ng - 3:55
Best operating system for running containers - 4:54
Talos Linux - 5:33
Flatcar Container Linux - 6:14
Fedora CoreOS - 6:30
Best operating system for running file servers - 6:42
Windows Server - 7:00
TrueNAS Scale - 7:56
Vanilla Ubuntu or Debian - 8:30
Best operating system for security - 9:03
Qubes OS - 9:28
Tails OS - 9:50
Kali Linux - 10:03
Wrapping up the Best operating system in 2024 - 10:13
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Local LLM with Ollama, LLAMA3 and LM Studio // Private AI Server
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Forget using public generative AI resources like ChatGPT. Use local large language models (LLMs) instead which allows you to create a private AI server. In the video, we step through setting up a private AI server in Windows Subsystem for Linux and a few hacks that need to happen so that your API can be accessible to the open source frontend called Open WebUI. Written post on the steps: www.vir...
Nutanix vs VMware in 2024
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It is the battle of the titans in the virtualization world - Nutanix vs VMware. Up until recently, most were fine with running VMware vSphere in their home lab and production environments. However, with the Broadcom buyout, many organizations are seeing a 10-15x increase in their VMware pricing. Nutanix has emerged as a very desirable platform with the enterprise polish many companies are looki...
Minisforum NAB6 Lite Mini PC Review // Home Lab Server
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A detailed look at the Minisforum NAB6 Lite mini PC specifically as a home lab server, running virtual machines and containers. The NAB6 Lite has a nice set of features and hardware, including dual Intel 2.5G network adapters, making it compatible with both VMware and Proxmox. We also discuss the possibilities of using this with something like VMware Workstation Pro, now that VMware by Broadcom...
BEST Server Monitoring with TICK stack setup for FREE!
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The TICK stack is an app stack that contains containers that can collect, monitor, and visualize monitoring data in a time series database. We are going to look at server monitoring with a TICK stack and Grafana and see how you can install, configure, and start monitoring your environment. Write up of TICK Stack with Docker compose example here: www.virtualizationhowto.com/2024/05/tick-stack-wi...
Proxmox vs ESXi in 2024
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With all of the changes on the virtualization front, many are evaluating their options in 2024. Two of the major players are Proxmox and VMware ESXi. However, with the Broadcom shakeup and price increases, many are looking seriously at Proxmox. We compare Proxmox vs ESXi across many different fronts, including installation, interface, network, storage, clustering, migration, backup solutions, a...
Top 5 Mini PCs for Home Server in early 2024
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Mini PCs are a great platform for running a home lab environment. We take a look at the top 5 mini PCs that I have tested for home lab in early to mid 2024 and see which options I would pick. I have a write up on top mini PCs here: www.virtualizationhowto.com/2024/02/top-5-mini-pcs-for-home-server-in-early-2024/ Check out the VHT forums to get your questions answered: www.virtualizationhowto.co...
VMware Workstation Pro and Fusion Now Free for Personal Use!
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There is major news coming from VMware by Broadcom today. They have decided to release VMware Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro for free. This is evidently to allow more to use the Workstation hypervisor apps for personal use. We explore this announcement and how you can download and install the new free for personal use VMware Workstation Pro. My written write up of the announcement: www.virtuali...
MiniPC vs Servers in the Home Lab in 2024
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Mini PCs have exploded in popularity over the past few years used as home lab servers. Explore the differences between mini PCs and enterprise servers. We look at processing power, hybrid CPUs, power consumption, server racks, noise, and generally what to expect with both. Check out the written blog post covering the topic here: www.virtualizationhowto.com/2023/08/mini-pc-vs-server-best-home-la...
Trigkey S7 Pro Review runs VMware and Proxmox perfectly // Home Lab Server
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If you are looking for a great mini PC for a home lab server that is capable of running both VMware ESXi and Proxmox, the Trigkey S7 Pro is a great little mini PC. It sports the Ryzen 7 7840HS processor, DDR5 memory, (2) M.2 slots, and an Intel 2.5G network adapter. Check out my review of the unit, including specs, unboxing, installation, pros, cons, and comparisons with other mini PCs like the...
Best Docker Containers in 2024
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Docker containers provide an easy way to run your self-hosted applications in a home lab environment. With Docker and Docker Compose, you can easily spin up multiple applications and stacks of apps to service your self-hosted needed. We look at the top Docker containers in 2024! You can find code examples for all Docker Containers covered here: www.virtualizationhowto.com/2024/03/best-docker-co...
VMware Host Client Beta // Bringing back the desktop app
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In a recent VMware community blog post a new VMware Host Client Beta was announced. However one of the standout pieces of information in the blog was the new beta client is a "desktop application"! Are we going back to the days of the old vSphere Client written in C#? We take a quick look at this news and what it may mean. Official VMware community blog: blogs.vmware.com/code/2024/04/05/the-bet...
Proxmox 10 tweaks you need to know
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Many are experimenting with Proxmox in their home lab and even in production environments. We take a look at the top 10 Proxmox tweaks in 2024 that you may want to implement. Latest video covering the new VMware ESXi Import utility: ua-cam.com/video/H1t6hxCoiZw/v-deo.html Video showing Ceph configuration - ua-cam.com/video/-qk_P9SKYK4/v-deo.html Blog post covering Proxmox SDN - www.virtualizati...
New Proxmox Import Wizard for Migrating VMware ESXi VMs
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Proxmox has recently released a new Proxmox VMware ESXi virtual machine migration wizard. In this video, we will look at the installation of the import VMware ESXi wizard and see how this new tool works and actually migrate a virtual machine from a test VMware ESXi environment. This is a game changer for those who want to pivot their lab environment from running on VMware to running on top of P...
Nutanix Community Edition Home Lab - Is it good?
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Nutanix Community Edition is a free solution that you can download and run in your home lab on your own hardware. Is it a good fit for home lab environments? Are there any limitations to note with the solution? View my written writeup covering Nutanix Community Edition for Home Lab: www.virtualizationhowto.com/2024/01/nutanix-community-edition-for-home-lab/ Check out the VHT forums to get your ...
Best Free Hypervisors in 2024
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Best Free Hypervisors in 2024
Proxmox Update No Subscription Repository Configuration for Home Lab
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Proxmox Update No Subscription Repository Configuration for Home Lab
Firewalla Gold SE Review: Is it a Good Firewall for home lab?
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Firewalla Gold SE Review: Is it a Good Firewall for home lab?
Best Virtualization Projects in 2024 for the Home Lab
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Best Virtualization Projects in 2024 for the Home Lab
GMKtek Nucbox M5: Perfect Mid-tier Home Server in 2024?
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GMKtek Nucbox M5: Perfect Mid-tier Home Server in 2024?
Minisforum MS-01 Review: Almost Perfect Home Lab Server
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Minisforum MS-01 Review: Almost Perfect Home Lab Server
Beelink SEi12 Core i7 Review as a Home Server
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Beelink SEi12 Core i7 Review as a Home Server
Proxmox VLAN Configuration: Linux Bridge Tagging, Management IP, and Virtual Machines
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Proxmox VLAN Configuration: Linux Bridge Tagging, Management IP, and Virtual Machines
AcePC Picobox N100 MiniPC: Can it run VMware ESXi?
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AcePC Picobox N100 MiniPC: Can it run VMware ESXi?
Connect Kubernetes to your Synology NAS NFS share
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Connect Kubernetes to your Synology NAS NFS share
Acemagic AD15 Mini PC Review as Proxmox Home Lab Server
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Acemagic AD15 Mini PC Review as Proxmox Home Lab Server
ESXi Mini PC Server with the GMKtek Nucbox K10
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ESXi Mini PC Server with the GMKtek Nucbox K10
Beelink SER5 - Ryzen 7 Mini PC Home Server
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Beelink SER5 - Ryzen 7 Mini PC Home Server
Beelink EQ12 Pro: Low Power High Core Home Server!
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Beelink EQ12 Pro: Low Power High Core Home Server!
Proxmox Mini Server: Beelink Mini PC S12 Pro
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Proxmox Mini Server: Beelink Mini PC S12 Pro

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @DrSoda.
    @DrSoda. 16 годин тому

    Lots of good info here, thank you very much. God bless. Jesus loves you!

  • @DeadCat-42
    @DeadCat-42 18 годин тому

    I use ipx for my internal network, I don't even have the IP stack on it.

  • @StupidInternetPeople1
    @StupidInternetPeople1 19 годин тому

    There’s a thumbnail that instills confidence that you have anything intelligent to say 😂

  • @cszulu2000
    @cszulu2000 День тому

    Would you use promox in enterprise to replace vmware.

  • @JonatanCastro
    @JonatanCastro День тому

    proxmox <3 <3 <3

  • @khadaraadan9559
    @khadaraadan9559 День тому

    mailrise.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/local/bin/mailrise: No such fi>

  • @Bananen_Paul
    @Bananen_Paul День тому

    Dude saved me a decade of time, huge thanks from Germany !

  • @Vyndiktus
    @Vyndiktus День тому

    Best server os... Stocck Debian. Discussion over.

  • @dexiPL
    @dexiPL День тому

    unRAID?

  • @showmequick2245
    @showmequick2245 День тому

    this is cool thx

  • @jmandman785
    @jmandman785 День тому

    What about best OS for web-hosting and/or Firewalls applications?

  • @dropsofmexico9330
    @dropsofmexico9330 День тому

    I am learning IT and would like to explore VMs and experiment with linux distros. Can someone recommend one for me?

  • @RetroPCGaming-ow2pz
    @RetroPCGaming-ow2pz День тому

    VMware doesn't work 3D accelerator games anymore even if VMware Tools is installed and even on Windows 7 and XP so I would recommend that if you used PCem then you can run Retro PC Games again with 3D accelerator

  • @tanju5042
    @tanju5042 День тому

    Where is OpenStack?

  • @AarshMajmudar
    @AarshMajmudar День тому

    Am I the only one using OMV (OpenMediaVault)?

  • @VictorEstrada
    @VictorEstrada День тому

    Got a little distracted with hypervisors uh lol

  • @carlchristenisnes6763
    @carlchristenisnes6763 День тому

    VMware sux major with its filesystem - slow as hell - fuck this - what a moron!

  • @illegalmexicain
    @illegalmexicain 2 дні тому

    No, RockyLinux ?

    • @NetBandit70
      @NetBandit70 День тому

      A valid question... but getting away from the ivory tower of RedHat might be a better strategy. And Fedora Server get's you a pretty good experience without the drama.

  • @phillipdesuze1801
    @phillipdesuze1801 2 дні тому

    I would add Fedora Server to this list

    • @NetBandit70
      @NetBandit70 День тому

      Honestly, it's really good. Podman and cockpit native, full fat virtualization, regular package installations. It's pretty much one and done. And it's kept current with a well tested update cadence.

  • @magnificoas388
    @magnificoas388 2 дні тому

    I am using the combo: NixOS/Incus

  • @Florian-dd1mg
    @Florian-dd1mg 2 дні тому

    in a other video i saw a guy connecting the nodes with nat und bridges together. Did you do such thing too?

  • @fatihince2810
    @fatihince2810 2 дні тому

    Danke!

  • @chromerims
    @chromerims 2 дні тому

    Best server OS's by use case, . . . This is the best video for that 👍

  • @soundsoftranquility2239
    @soundsoftranquility2239 2 дні тому

    Parot os is a nice alternative to kali

  • @paul454
    @paul454 2 дні тому

    Great video as usual, but I can't get over the name Nutanix . It sounds like a dietary supplement, maybe for hair loss or Low T. 🤣

  • @huyhandes
    @huyhandes 2 дні тому

    Any best suggest for GPU workload? I use ubuntu server and to be honest, too much struggle with nvidia driver and cuda and so on...

  • @MrEclipsd
    @MrEclipsd 2 дні тому

    You can build the XCP-NG appliance from sources to get all of the features. Several write ups online and pretty easy to do. Lawrence Systems has several videos on it.

  • @TheCocoaDaddy
    @TheCocoaDaddy 2 дні тому

    Where wasn't there any mention of AIX or OS/2???? *sigh* lol j/k

  • @mercylinuxgmailcom
    @mercylinuxgmailcom 2 дні тому

    Hey dude, do you have any video of your homelab setup? If not please describe it.. I presume synology NAS and some ubiquiti

  • @alex_vande
    @alex_vande 2 дні тому

    Thank you for the video! What do you think about GEEKCOM A8 ? AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

  • @user-od6gi4lz8t
    @user-od6gi4lz8t 2 дні тому

    The perfect server OS doesn’t exist, it exists the best server OS for your applications! 😅

  • @mondskiez309
    @mondskiez309 2 дні тому

    There is a docker-compose file to install both in one run.. everything is setup and you simply log into the web admin interfacr.. I got it running for my ansible docker play..

  • @nadtz
    @nadtz 2 дні тому

    I've been wrapping my head around NIX OS, bit of a learning curve but the fact that it's so easy to reproduce once you do get everything set up is something I really like. I'm also partial to FreeBSD (or OpenBSD for security) over Linux when I can use it.

  • @ericneo2
    @ericneo2 2 дні тому

    RHEL and Almalinux if you need enterprise hardware driver support, because Debian is anti-propriety drivers.

    • @NetBandit70
      @NetBandit70 День тому

      I don't know if that's a fair characterization. Debian is pretty accepting of all hardware; and since version 12 even more so.

    • @ericneo2
      @ericneo2 День тому

      @@NetBandit70 It is seeing it's their official stance. Their goal is to force you to go 100% free with no allowance for reality. Ubuntu doesn't have this stance.

    • @lightechoes
      @lightechoes День тому

      Your information about Debian is outdated.

    • @ericneo2
      @ericneo2 День тому

      @@lightechoes Ah yes, another delusion Linux elitist on copium who lies about the actual state of Linux. There's a reason why in 2024 we are still manually installing Realtek drivers on Debian and Proxmox. Mint, Ubuntu, RHEL and AlmaLinux don't have to put up with any of the Debian nonsense from the stone age. Their upgrades also check the new kernel is present on the system before removing the old one which Debian still hasn't fixed.

  • @PortsmouthHarbourBoats
    @PortsmouthHarbourBoats 2 дні тому

    I think you might of missed OpenBSD in them most secure. Qubes, Tails, Kali etc are hardly operating systems for servers?

  • @MichaelChristoffersen
    @MichaelChristoffersen 2 дні тому

    I'm sticking with BSD, but nice summery :)

  • @rhousand
    @rhousand 2 дні тому

    These days I land on NixOS as a file server and for virtualization using Nix Flakes. The Nix language is kinda like learning VI. It has a learning curve but pays off once you figure it out.

    • @isaacaymerich2741
      @isaacaymerich2741 2 дні тому

      I use Nix for almost everything at the moment, I really recommend it. I even use it as a replacement for my home internet router

  • @NoahM.Angell-sd4ez
    @NoahM.Angell-sd4ez 2 дні тому

    Positivity is contagious. Spread it! 🌈

  • @reneb5222
    @reneb5222 2 дні тому

    Hi Brandon. Great video

  • @mankaner
    @mankaner 2 дні тому

    awesome tutorial!

  • @TheeWhitelotus
    @TheeWhitelotus 2 дні тому

    Yust a quick tip about xcp-ng if you run the xen-oa in the docker you get all features for free but are not able to get support from the team.

  • @diablobarcelona
    @diablobarcelona 2 дні тому

    You're overlooking FreeBSD

  • @vinothrajavel8870
    @vinothrajavel8870 2 дні тому

    "The video was informative, but I expected an information Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) as well, given its growing importance in server environments. Covering HCI alongside the server OSes would have provided a more comprehensive perspective."

    • @TheEmperorXavier
      @TheEmperorXavier 2 дні тому

      I couldn’t agree more. Hci solutions are running K8s workloads and the benefits it brings is a great way to build on prem applications

    • @jeffnew1213
      @jeffnew1213 2 дні тому

      HCI is the basis for Nutanix AHV and available with vSphere as vSAN. Both Nutanix and vSphere (ESXi) were covered.

    • @TheEmperorXavier
      @TheEmperorXavier 2 дні тому

      @@jeffnew1213 there are other HCI solutions such as Microsoft’s failover clustering with storage spaces, and opensource solutions such as Harvester

    • @jeffnew1213
      @jeffnew1213 2 дні тому

      @@TheEmperorXavier I've never seen MS clustering on a list of HCI solutions. I think that's a stretch, but okay. Harvester has zero percent market share and seems to be a cobbled together solution. Are either of those two solutions really fit to be in a list of "best server OSes?"

    • @TheEmperorXavier
      @TheEmperorXavier 2 дні тому

      @@jeffnew1213 I agree with you in terms of best fit but I think it would be good to evaluate them as they are options and are used in different organizations

  • @g.s.3389
    @g.s.3389 2 дні тому

    I agree with any word you said.

  • @rationalbushcraft
    @rationalbushcraft 2 дні тому

    I have to admit I have warmed up to proxmox. I am a VCP since version 7 so I know esxi very well. I will miss them but Broadcom ruins everything they buy. I have been trying to just get a quote for a client and can't get a vmware quote from distribution going on a couple of months now. The client wants vmware so I don't know what we are going to do.

  • @amitchettri_ac
    @amitchettri_ac 2 дні тому

    Hi Brandon, can you kindly provide the learning path for Nutanix please.

  • @mikewallis7762
    @mikewallis7762 2 дні тому

    I thought you might have included Hyper-V in the Hypervisor section since it is a part of all Windows Desktop and Server OSs.

    • @NetBandit70
      @NetBandit70 День тому

      Maybe if Micro$oft hadn't killed off the bare metal version of Hyper-v it would have made the list.