Best operating system for Servers in 2024

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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.
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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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@nadtz 14 күн бұрын

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.

@kjakobsen 11 күн бұрын

Let's be fair. If you needed all the advanced features of VMware, you were never the target demographic of the free ESXI to begin with.

@gregoryholmes4261 12 күн бұрын

I appreciate the advice. I'm just getting into this and thinking to pick up some minis for a homelab so mostly interested in the hypervisors. I am also learning OpenStack but not sure yet how it all fits together.

@germanlazzaroieqsinformati5639 11 күн бұрын

Thanks Brandon for your videos. always yours videos are very interesting. Regrads from Argentina Esquel!

@bonitoviegas113 4 күн бұрын

congrats . awesome tutorial

@PortsmouthHarbourBoats 14 күн бұрын

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

@comosaycomosah 7 күн бұрын

Lol right like wth 😂

@NoahM.Angell-sd4ez 14 күн бұрын

Positivity is contagious. Spread it! 🌈

@reneb5222 14 күн бұрын

Hi Brandon. Great video

@MichaelChristoffersen 14 күн бұрын

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

@user-od6gi4lz8t 14 күн бұрын

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

@JonatanCastro 12 күн бұрын

proxmox

@huyhandes 14 күн бұрын

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...

@amitchettri_ac 14 күн бұрын

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

@rhousand 14 күн бұрын

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 14 күн бұрын

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

@chromerims 14 күн бұрын

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

@g.s.3389 14 күн бұрын

I agree with any word you said.

@phillipdesuze1801 13 күн бұрын

I would add Fedora Server to this list

@NetBandit70 13 күн бұрын

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.

@paul454 14 күн бұрын

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. 🤣

@NetBandit70 13 күн бұрын

Non-dairy milk substitute

@adamcadd 11 күн бұрын

Xen Orchestra can be installed from source and this unlocks many features

@jmandman785 13 күн бұрын

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

@diablobarcelona 14 күн бұрын

You're overlooking FreeBSD

@sudocvua 14 күн бұрын

and OpenBSD

@NetBandit70 13 күн бұрын

@@sudocvua OpenBASED

@VictorEstrada 13 күн бұрын

Got a little distracted with hypervisors uh lol

@soundsoftranquility2239 14 күн бұрын

Parot os is a nice alternative to kali

@DeadCat-42 12 күн бұрын

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

@TheCocoaDaddy 14 күн бұрын

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

@NetBandit70 13 күн бұрын

What!?! No System/36?

@PracticalHomeLabs 11 күн бұрын

OS/2 was fantastic! The ONLY time I ever saw it crash, was when Hardware died. There is a reason it was the OS of choice for most ATMs back in the day.

@tanju5042 13 күн бұрын

Where is OpenStack?

@icinemagr4621 10 күн бұрын

well when it comes to security os FREEBSD and as i see you did not even say anything about it.

@illegalmexicain 13 күн бұрын

No, RockyLinux ?

@NetBandit70 13 күн бұрын

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.

@Vyndiktus 13 күн бұрын

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

@vinothrajavel8870 14 күн бұрын

"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 14 күн бұрын

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 14 күн бұрын

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

@TheEmperorXavier 14 күн бұрын

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

@jeffnew1213 14 күн бұрын

@@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 14 күн бұрын

@@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

@mikewallis7762 14 күн бұрын

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 13 күн бұрын

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

@ericneo2 14 күн бұрын

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

@NetBandit70 13 күн бұрын

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 13 күн бұрын

@@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 13 күн бұрын

Your information about Debian is outdated.

@ericneo2 13 күн бұрын

@@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.