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Curious to know what the experiences are for those who are sticking to bare metal. Would like to better understand what keeps such admins from migrating to containers, Docker, Podman, Virtual Machines, etc. What keeps you on bare metal in 2025?

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[–] 30p87@feddit.org 2 points 10 months ago

One main server, with backup servers being very easy to get up and running, either by full-restoring the backup, or installing and restoring specific services. As everything's backed up to a Hetzner Storage Box, I can always restore it (if I have my USB sticks with the keyfiles).

I don't really see the need for multiple running hosts, apart from:

  • Router
  • Workstation which has a 1070 in it, if I need a GPU for something. My 1U server only has space for a low profile and one slot GPU/HPC processor, and one of those would cost way more than its value over my old 1070 would be.