AlternativeBasis

It's not for lack of trying, but I've never really been able to successfully set up redirects in Traefik or Caddy

Even asking ChatGPT for help.

I ended up having success using Nginx Proxy Manager, which has a beautiful interactive UI. Despite running from a DockerCompose /Portainer

Now.. if only I could distill the entire configuration into a backup file..

One thing for you to consider: Software RAID is no longer a dirty word and somewhat suspicious.

As current processors have a lot of power available, it becomes unnecessary to have a controller and a specialized processor. You can find good and solid RAID systems in free software, much more tested than a controller from... a beginner manufacturer.

More flexible configurations, more maintenance and recovery tools, more sophisticated security, better logs and, especially, great integration into virtualization platforms like Vmware and Proxmox.

Before some months ago my domestic server are a archaic Core 2 Duo refurbished workstation and my desktop a 2013 MacBook.

A souped-up desktop with some silent (Noctua) fans now can do both the roles, with a lot less hassle.

I am a old geek, 30+ years in IT, and, believe me, I tried.

I tried Proxmox and gave up, too much complicated in how to share mass storage between different VMs

Now I use PopOS, the "poor man raid" MergerFS to store the data and Docker/Portaineir to run my services: Plex, Jellyfin and Syncthing. And there's still plenty of power to occasionally play Diablo4 using Lutris.

PopOS is already pre-configured for games, otherwise my choice is Debian. I'm a little suspicious about Ubuntu, I believe it is positioning itself to sell a premium version. Or worse, for a monthly subscription.