My Journey with My journey from Windows Server to Linux: the struggles and victories: A Homelab Story

The Journey Begins

My servers setup was working, but not optimally. I kept hearing about My journey from Windows Server to Linux: the struggles and victories as a solution, so I decided to dive in and see what all the fuss was about.

The Challenges

I underestimated the complexity involved. What should have been a few hours turned into several weekends of research, testing, and occasional hair-pulling.

Finding the Right Approach

I decided to start over with a more methodical approach. This time I documented every step and tested each component individually before moving on.

Current Status and Takeaways

Everything has been working smoothly since the rebuild. I learned that sometimes starting over is faster than trying to fix a broken setup. Some key insights from this project:

• Reading documentation thoroughly saves time in the long run

• Start simple and add complexity gradually

• Document your configuration for future reference

• Test changes in isolation before deploying to production

What's Next

I'm planning to expand this setup and integrate it better with my monitoring stack. I'll share more updates as the project evolves.

This is part of my ongoing homelab adventures. Feel free to reach out if you have questions or are working on similar projects!