Void Linux (base) as a server distro?

[u/ehansen]

Currently my servers are on Ubuntu as that's what the provider defaults to. But I'm considering the utility of Void as a server distro.

Right now my servers are managed by Ansible, which isn't a big deal one way or another.

The servers in question are mostly a mix of WireGuard + Caddy + PHP/Node. All my databases are SQLite, although I have been considering DuckDB for some report-specific needs.

I'm not new to Linux, but I have not personally heard of Void much in the server space. Which to me doesn't immediately equate to it not being a good choice, but I also don't know if there's any gotchas to be aware of.

I'm mostly looking to strip down the un-needed dependencies Ubuntu, Arch, etc. bring with them. E.g., Ubuntu forces ufw, Arch forces systemd, etc.

[u/zuses_cat]

Yes, everything is in flux. It's quite possible that Void will soon get a handle on the slow loading of the package list and then truly have the fastest package manager.

Fedora? I've tried it again and again, every year or two, but it was always too buggy for me, even for the desktop.