We’re currently using Ubuntu Server 26.04 LTS on an OCI Ampere A1 ARM VM. We started with this setup because Ubuntu is simple, reliable, and gives us a lot of freedom when it comes to running our own services.
Ubuntu Server
With the OCI server, we can host different personal services and try out new things without having to depend on a separate platform for everything. It also gives us a good environment to experiment, build projects, and customize the server however we want.
We also use Ubuntu on a bare-metal server. Having both an ARM-based cloud VM and our own physical server gives us more flexibility. Some services can run in the cloud, while others can take advantage of the hardware we have locally.
Overall, Ubuntu is basically the foundation of our current server setup. We can keep adding new services and changing the setup as our needs grow, without having to completely rebuild everything from scratch.