I’ve been interested in self-hosting for a while, but didn’t really know where to start. I’ve never messed with Linux before and wanted to jump ship from Windows since Microsoft decided to start putting ads everywhere. I came across this post [https://lemmy.world/post/6542543] which was exactly what I was looking for to start, and seemed like a straight-forward guide. I have two laptops, one I want to act as my media server with Docker and the other as my everyday device. Except I’ve been met with setback after setback from the start. I tried installing Ubuntu Server on the media server laptop but just could not get it up and running. I was suggested to try using a more beginner-friendly distro, so I went with Mint. I also liked the idea of a GUI I can mess around with.
Docker was a success, but then I got to the Adguard part and when I try the docker-compose.yml step, grub just hangs. Decided to skip that part and go onto Jackett. Nope, more errors. Tried Prowlarr, different errors.
I don’t want to give up on this because its something I really want to get going for my media, home automation, cameras, etc etc. But I feel like I’m flying blind here.
I have a lot of homework to do to learn Linux, but is there a different, beginner-friendly guide out there for me to follow for now?
You could try yunohost on the server side. (Not docker based and beginner friendly)
I’d recommend YunoHost, too. It’s pretty beginner friendly and you’ll probably get some positive results without learning all at once. I mean you have quite something on your plate if you’re learning Linux, Docker, Docker-Compose and maybe networking and Dev-Ops all at the same time.