My hosting, storage, and software stack (what’s worked for me so far)

bikegremlin

It took some time and effort to put this all on paper. Sharing the info here in hope it will help more people, especially new members, to avoid some common pitfalls. Also posting it for selfish reasons: I suppose and hope the more experienced LESbians will correct any less-than-ideal choices with better ideas (I don't mind looking stupid in public if it lets me learn ).

Turns out I've been working (for pay) with computers for over 30 years now, and I've tried and learned a lot during that time (still learning, it's a dynamic field). Here's a short-list of what's worked for me so far (in an infrastructure-related order so to speak):

For those who know my style - the series is mostly technical, brief, and to-the-point. That's what it is: basically a list with brief explanations why. Not my usual long-windedness.

My Hosting stack
Infrastructure - domain registration, DNS, website and email hosting.

My (backups) Storage stack
Storage - physical and cloud.

My OS & System Software stack
Computer-running - OS, drivers, security, diagnostics, and utilities.

My Application Software stack
Computer-using - writing, editing, playing media, and troubleshooting.

Writing this series got me to revisit and rethink my stack (helping myself too), and took me on a few trips down memory lane (like first time seeing Total Commander on my late uncle's PC, while I was just learning and using DOS command prompt at the time and similar).

It was fun, and, as the modern managers and HR folks say: challenging. LOL

Relja

P.S.
I think this topic logically belongs in this section, but if it's a bad idea, moving is one-click away.

Amadex

Nice content sir