Fella, you have a huge knowledge deficit for what you’re trying to do here…
Docker does make running services easier and isn’t overkill for what you’re doing. But it’s not necessary and it’s fine if you don’t want to use it.
Debian is fine as well.
You need to get some experience before you continue self-hosting. Start firing up some vms or something. If that seems like “too much work” then perhaps this hobby isn’t for you. Running servers isn’t like grabbing an app from the app store. You’re going to need to invest some time here.
Fella, you have a huge knowledge deficit for what you’re trying to do here…
Docker does make running services easier and isn’t overkill for what you’re doing. But it’s not necessary and it’s fine if you don’t want to use it.
Debian is fine as well.
You need to get some experience before you continue self-hosting. Start firing up some vms or something. If that seems like “too much work” then perhaps this hobby isn’t for you. Running servers isn’t like grabbing an app from the app store. You’re going to need to invest some time here.