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Ubuntu or Windows for docker hosting? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by KingMerc23@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum

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So I've got an old PC with a SSD for root drive, and then a HDD with 1tb for external.

I've been told linux is the way to go for self-hosting docker containers, whether it be portainer to manage, sonarr, etc.

I'm running into nothing but round arounds with linux and I just can't seem to figure this out. Can I just use windows instead to host my docker images? How can I point to my external drive to host all the docker stuff so my SSD doesn't get crowded?

I'm lost here.

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[–] giacomo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure what round arounds are, but can you describe the issues you have had?

I imagine you would install Ubuntu on your SSD, then mount the external drive in the Ubuntu OS, then install docker via apt.