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It is possible that if you want to mount your own server, whatever the type, you need some recommendations from some distributions that may be better for this purpose. Every server operating system should have a series of qualities such as easy administration, so as not to complicate life for sysadmins, as well as robustness, stability, and security. In short, a simple operating system in terms of administration and that is as reliable as possible to keep the server always operational (or as long as possible). And the truth is that, although many GNU / Linux distros could be worth it, there are some especially good ones. Here is a list of some ideal GNU / Linux distros for servers: Debian: It is one of the most wonderful, secure, robust and stable distributions that exist. In addition, there is a great community behind, you have a lot of help and tutorials if something gets complicated, a multitude of packages, etc. That is, everything that is requested for an OS for a server. Download Debían: [Hidden Content] CentOS: If you don't like DEB-based, then you have another great option which is CentOS. A derivative of RHEL maintained by the community and with equally remarkable qualities such as security, robustness, and stability. It should be noted that it has SELinux by default, instead of Debian's AppArmor, which can make its administration somewhat more complicated. Download CentOS: [Hidden Content] Ubuntu Server: Based on Debian, it shares many of its features. But this Canonical distro has been "refined" and could present some comforts. In addition, being the most used distro you will find a lot of help online in case you get lost at any time. That together with performance, scalability, stability and security, make it another one of the best options. Download Ubuntu: [Hidden Content] RHEL: Red Hat's is another of the great distros specially designed for business environments. It is no coincidence that many large data centers use it. As with many distros, it works not only on x86, but also on ARM and even on IBM z machines. Download RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux): [Hidden Content] SUSE Linux Enterprise: it is the alternative to the previous one and very similar in many things. In the case of the German SUSE, it is also specially designed for business environments. It is also based on RPM packages like RHEL, but it can have some advantages in terms of ease of administration, especially with YaST2. Also, use AppArmor instead of SELinux like RHEL, which can make things easier in terms of security management. Of course, like RHEL, it is perfect for containers and the cloud. It will also work on x86, ARM and IBM z, among others. Includes integrated services like SAP HANA. Download SLES (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server): [Hidden Content] Oracle Linux: another alternative, in this case from Oracle. It is specially designed for data centers and has great security. Download Oracle Linux: [Hidden Content] ClearOS: RHEL / CentOS derived system built by ClearFoundation for the ClearCenter market. A fairly good commercial distro for small and medium-sized businesses, flexible and with a web-based interface for easy administration. Download ClearOS: [Hidden Content] Arch Linux: if you like strong emotions, you will have simplicity (not simplicity), flexibility and unmatched power at your fingertips customizing your ideal system with the Arch project. That is not the most suitable for beginners ... The good thing is who has a wiki that is beyond wonderful for help. Download Arch Linux: [Hidden Content] CoreOS: It is a project that we have talked about in LxA on several occasions. It is especially interesting if you are interested in working with containers, since it has a whole base designed so that you have everything at your fingertips. Although he has now joined the Red Hat "family". Download CoreOS: [Hidden Content] Bonus (Slackware and Gentoo): two other powerful distros, with great flexibility, stable, safe, robust, and with all that you are looking for in an operating system that you want to be like a rock and that needs less maintenance than a plastic pot ... Those are Gentoo and Slackware. Although, like Arch, it is not suitable for beginners, as they can be complex to manage. They are more intended for "old dogs". Download Slackware or Gentoo: [Hidden Content]