Stephen Downes

Obviously not everybody can build and maintain their own personal data server, and that's too bad. But as this article amply demonstrates, it's still a lot to set up. Still, as Ian O'Byrne writes, it can be an incredibly valuable exercise. "You will break things. That' not failure. It's how you learn to truly understand the system. Every rebuild makes you more confident and faster at diagnosing problems... The key is building in ways that make rebuilding safe: maintaining good backups, clear documentation, and separating your OS from your data." I'll be watching future articles on this with interest. It's not for everybody, but it may well be for me. Related: Proxmox.