Quickly wondering what people recommend as OS for a rpi model 4b, outside of the RaspPiOS ofc. I want to use the RPI for all networking related stuff (dont worry its not using an sd-card). So PiHole, and I’ll also want to use it as my exit-node out of my Tailnet. I will also run ProtonVPN on it so that all my devices indirectly use a vpn, as long as they’re connected over Tailscale. That’s at least what I had in mind so far, please do criticise the idea if there are better alternatives or solutions that you would recommend. I have been looking at running either Alpine or MicroOS. Or should I just go for a server based OS?
Appreciate any suggestions!
I would recommend Debian for Raspberry Pi.
I run a bunch of services off mine and it’s been rock solid, and I assume I get upstream security fixes quicker than I would if I were using one of the Debian derivatives.
The same goes for Ubuntu. The aarch64 architecture is supported just like x86-64 and everything works great.
Sure, Ubuntu is just another derivative of Debian
Ubuntu releases an official RPI image, and Ubuntu Server is a major contender for any serious production server work.
Obviously that’s not the right answer for the OP (who specifically says that they want to try something more “off the beaten track”), but it’s a solid recommendation in general.