I want to set up a homeserver, however I currently don´t own any Hardware that I could use to install a Server on. What I do currently have is some spare time and my Laptop.
My Question is:
Can I setup the whole server enviroment in a VM on my Laptop and save it as some portable config? When I do have server hardware I just want to get it up and running quickly.
Thanks in advance


Nix might be the answer for that, or ansible. You’ll still have to reinstall, but the second time will be super easy.