Let me start:
- Lenovo Thinkpad W520 (“feynman”)
- CPU: Intel Core i7-2620M
- RAM: 8GiB DDR3
- Storage: 240GB ADATA SU630 (SATA)
- Host OS: Vanilla OS 2.0 Orchid
- Container runtime: Podman with Quadlets
- Containers:
- Jellyfin
- speedtest-tracker
- qBittorent
- Librespeed
- Uptime Kuma
Any recommendations (software preferably)?
I’m not sure you’re asking a question.
Software for what? Does this setup do what you need? Leave it alone if so.
Like what are the essentials you have that are very handy in any situation
Why even worry about that? Solve for things you need solved for. Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing for their own reasons. You’ll drive yourself crazy.
These are tools, not a lifestyle. Don’t let anyone tell you any different.
You nailed it.
And if someone wants to install lots of random stuff, there’s always: https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted
100%. When it comes to self-hosting, or anything really, be a minimalist. For your sake, and for the sake of whoever might need to maintain things when you’ve leave this earth.
Eh, there’s something to be said for experimental periods in my view. Sometimes you try out new programs that you wouldn’t think would be useful but end up becoming essential. And then culling mercilessly anything that turns out to be not useful, or overly complex to maintain, reducing your maintenance burden.
For sure, if the need calls for it, that works well.
But looking for random things to install and maintain without an actual need creates so many issues.
Yeah I’ve given some recommendations but it’s really good to just start small and pick up new stuff as you go, then you can identify your needs and do a big upgrade.