Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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When it comes to certain features or capabilities running in home labs or production environments, it directly relates to the operating system. In this video, we take a look at the best operating system for servers in 2024. We will look at several categories of server operating systems, such as those that do virtualization, containers, file servers, and security.

Check out my written review of best server OS in 2024: virtualizationhowto.com/2024/02/best-server-os-in-2024-in-five-categories

See how to setup a Nutanix home lab here: virtualizationhowto.com/2024/01/nutanix-community-edition-for-home-lab

New Proxmox migration wizard: virtualizationhowto.com/2024/03/proxmox-new-import-wizard-for-migrating-vmware-esxi-vms

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Introduction - 0:00
Operating systems overview - 0:35
Introducing Best operating system for Virtualization - 0:54
VMware ESXi - 1:27
Nutanix AHV - 2:30
Proxmox VE - 3:30
XCP-ng - 3:55
Best operating system for running containers - 4:54
Talos Linux - 5:33
Flatcar Container Linux - 6:14
Fedora CoreOS - 6:30
Best operating system for running file servers - 6:42
Windows Server - 7:00
TrueNAS Scale - 7:56
Vanilla Ubuntu or Debian - 8:30
Best operating system for security - 9:03
Qubes OS - 9:28
Tails OS - 9:50
Kali Linux - 10:03
Wrapping up the Best operating system in 2024 - 10:13