Hi, I can spin up for free a Windows VPS (win server 2016 with graphical interface or win server 2022 core version since it has only 1GB of RAM). The problem is that outside of Linux I have absolutely no experience. I would like to try hosting something also on Windows server just to take away some load from other machines or even just to learn something new.

Therefore I have the following questions:

*Is there any starting resource for windows selfhosting you can recommend? I would love if a list like the awesome selfhosted existed for services that can run on windows.

*Is there anything non-enterprise for which a windows server would provide any advantage over Linux?

*Does anyone self hosts on windows server? Can I ask what you use it for?

Thanks

  • WWTWEnglish
    3•1 year ago

    Many of the same applications you find hosted on *nix platforms can be used in Windows. I use Jekyll for example in website development. I feel that lack of activity with using Windows in selfhosted is mostly due to cost in licensing. The next hurdle for many is security. Being closed source Windows is inherently more difficult to validate for security. Not to say open source is more secure, just that the opportunity to evaluate is available.