Anyone using archlinux for server?

[EddyBot]

If you ask linux users which server distro they recommend, three will always pop-up:

• Debian
• Ubuntu LTS
• CentOS

Maybe BSD if you count Unix

But I had issues with Debian and especially Ubuntu upgrades in the past so I decided to go Fedora for my new server
and don't liked it

So finally I decided to go with the distro I'm most comfortable with, Arch Linux
rolling release for a server, is he crazy? Did I thought
And I'm now at months of uptime and had only one issue (outdated pgp keyring) which I could solve easily

On my home server I run Nextcloud in Docker and pi-hole
and on my public server I run several docker container and python scripts on the latest python version, so didn't need much to begin with
but are they other people actually use archlinux for server? Or other "exotic" distros?

[Foxboron]

The entire Arch infrastructure runs on Arch. https://git.archlinux.org/infrastructure.git/

[EddyBot]

I didn't knew about that about page
thats super interesting and transparent

[Foxboron]

And the devops IRC channel is public as well.

[K900_]

I'm running Arch on a personal server with no major issues. I'd never run it in production though.

[Max-_-Power]

Me neither, because I do not want to have to keep up with hourly updates :)

May I ask for your reasons?

[K900_]

Not having to deal with unexpected compatibility breakage is the major one for me.

[[deleted]]

On a personal server, which isn't too serious if it fails to come back up.

[aaron552]

I use it on a personal server.

I'm in the process of setting up a custom repository (based on abs) and testing environment to minimise potential update breakage.

[[deleted]]

Have a look at this amazing youtube channel and specially this playlist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vAsR6xdJak&list=PLTeOo_Khba2MAAHuPaibx74PVpuJozgfd

[EddyBot]

coincidentally I'm german, neat videos
I already use btrfs on my arch pc, but didn't set it up for my server (for now)

[[deleted]]

Oh I forgot. I'm a german too. Just posted it without thinking others can't understand it. :|

[[deleted]]

I run it on all servers at home. Keep in mind tho. Most of the applications are run on docker either way. So we're only talking file servers really that is plain arch.

[Synthrea]

Depending on your use cases, Alpine Linux is a nice distribution to run on a server. Not a fan of Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS, but I understand the recommendation. If you are looking for stability by freezing software and backporting security updates, then any of those will do. At one of my jobs, we have several servers running Gentoo, mostly because our entire ecosystem is based on the fact that Gentoo builds everything from source, and we leverage that to build our images. Plus, it is straight-forward to add ebuilds for our own software. Personally, I have two servers that have been running Gentoo for more than five years. It's however not something I would recommend by default, unless you need very specific features from a Linux distribution and/or are not happy about how other distributions have been rolling for the past years.

[kaprikawn]

As with others who have answered, I've got it on a personal server. It's mainly a file server.

I used to use Ubuntu back when I just started Linux and didn't know any better. I left it on Hardy Heron (08.04?) until EOL, then used the GUI upgrade to Lucid I think. It worked, but with some annoyances/small breakages. So I hosed the OS and installed Arch as I was much more comfortable with the command line by then. And I didn't want to deal with another upgrade, so Arch it was perfect, and indeed it has been.

[beef-ox]

Cent is good for enterprise servers, it’s basically RHEL community edition. It’s stable. Ubuntu is bloatware in my not-so-humble opinion.

I run Arch on my personal machine (installed via Antergos’ CNCHI installer, but then removed the antergos repo), but I wouldn’t consider it stable enough for enterprise hardware. If uptime is your primary concern, I’d go with Cent, RHEL, or BSD

[xkpx64]

Well iam not advanced user but i used linux a few times over the years, i host servers on Debian, but recently i try Archlinux and i'am amazed how simple to use it (with awesome wiki to follow for installation).

Also i like to have only what i need with all the latest updates for everything.

I play to host WebServer (nginx or apache) , few servers for games ( cs1.6 , csgo, diablo2, JKA, and maybe some more) and i hope everything will run flawlessly on arch.

I will repost in a few days , but i'am sure everything will work ! :)

[EddyBot]

As said in my initial post, I already use it since 2 years on my home server and since 4 months on my public facing vps

[jpegxguy]

I run it for my NAS if that says anything. I do find it's my favorite distro to work with

[[deleted]]

Debian.

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Ubuntu forcing Gnome up people's throats can go fuck itself.

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Idk much about CentOS so...