Selfhost Grist and InvoiceNinja
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amateurghostbuster · 2023-10-11 23:58

Hello. I’m trying to self host Grist and InvoiceNinja.

I’m thinking of going with DigitalOcean but I am overwhelmed by the
amount of choices. It seems to me like a droplet is what I need, but
I’m not sure. If yes, would I need one for each Grist and
InvoiceNinja? Or would I run two containers on one droplet?

Can I use a GUI based OS to host them? I’m much more comfortable with
a desktop environment that a straight command line. I understand I’d
still have to use the command line within the desktop environment but
I’d prefer that to just a command line. Can you recommend a good OS?

I’m not a complete beginner but I’ve also only done this kind of thing
once or twice and by following documentation. I’ve never used Docker
before.

Is there anything else I would require that I’m not considering?

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thekrautboy · 2023-10-12 00:10

Use a basic Ubuntu droplet, use the commandline and learn the basics.
Install Docker, learn that. Deploy your two containers.

/r/LinuxQuestions and /r/Linux4Noobs are excellent subs for Linux
beginners. You need to start learning it at some point when you want
to use it, there is no way around that.