In the summer of 2025, I bought a new laptop and decided to explore a new hobby: self-hosting. It was something I wanted to dabble in for a long time, and I finally had the motivation and a necessary computer: an old laptop. In this blogpost, I want to share my setup, experiences and future plans. The Choice Of The Operating System # As you may know, a server is just another computer, and a computer needs an operating system to function.