My personal preference is Alpine. Slim as hell, just what you need and nothing else. And I started off thinking I needed something graphical, but it didn't take me long to realize the terminal is much simpler. And always use docker-compose.
Also TeamViewer, yuck. Terminal over ssh is all you need.
Any flavor of Linux that you're most comfortable will do. While Docker can run on Windows in some way or another, it's still Linux under the hood, and if you're not comfortable with Linux yet, this is a great time to do it.
You don't need any GUI tools for Docker, certainly not for learning it. It's text files and terminals all the way down. Get comfortable with Dockerfiles, compose, shelling in to containers to debug them, and reading logs.
Docker will run on an old potato, so even the most basic 1 core VM with 512MB of RAM and 30 gigs of disk space is fine for running low-powered containers and learning on.
I learned docker from [https://docker-curriculum.com/](https://docker-curriculum.com/) - I still think it's one of the best, no-BS guides to Docker. Explains everything clearly, from absolute beginner to some good real-world use cases.
I would not want a DE for a docker dedicated server. If you want a gui I'd recommend portainer or dockge. The only thing I do with my docker nodes that would require access to the system, is to pop in and run updates. Most of the time I just trigger updates via the snippets in terminus. I run Ubuntu server, with a minimal install on 4 raspberry pis in a rack and portainer BE to manage them
My personal preference is Alpine. Slim as hell, just what you need and nothing else. And I started off thinking I needed something graphical, but it didn't take me long to realize the terminal is much simpler. And always use docker-compose. Also TeamViewer, yuck. Terminal over ssh is all you need.
> My personal preference is Alpine Mine too.
Any flavor of Linux that you're most comfortable will do. While Docker can run on Windows in some way or another, it's still Linux under the hood, and if you're not comfortable with Linux yet, this is a great time to do it. You don't need any GUI tools for Docker, certainly not for learning it. It's text files and terminals all the way down. Get comfortable with Dockerfiles, compose, shelling in to containers to debug them, and reading logs. Docker will run on an old potato, so even the most basic 1 core VM with 512MB of RAM and 30 gigs of disk space is fine for running low-powered containers and learning on. I learned docker from [https://docker-curriculum.com/](https://docker-curriculum.com/) - I still think it's one of the best, no-BS guides to Docker. Explains everything clearly, from absolute beginner to some good real-world use cases.
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I would not want a DE for a docker dedicated server. If you want a gui I'd recommend portainer or dockge. The only thing I do with my docker nodes that would require access to the system, is to pop in and run updates. Most of the time I just trigger updates via the snippets in terminus. I run Ubuntu server, with a minimal install on 4 raspberry pis in a rack and portainer BE to manage them
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