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Everytime I try to start something with Linux I fail.
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Professional software engineer here. Those things are not easy and even seniors in my field (and myself, ex-top-tech) get tripped up on it and ask for help. Docker and self-hosting is an entire subspecialty (e.g. devops). Be gentle on yourself and don't put yourself down. By struggling with Linux you are doing immense good for the open source community. "Step by step guides" not likely given the wide array of issues you could run into. If you know a technically strong person, buy them lunch and watch them walk through your problems for an hour. You'll either learn something or feel validated that they're struggling too. Keep at it and thanks!