Setting up a Server Image/Config (feddit.org)

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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

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[-] solxix@pawb.social 1 points 6 days ago

If you copy the contents of the virtual hard disk used by to VM to a real disk, then you can just boot your server from that real disk. You'll probably have to reconfigure some hardware and network stuff but it should be super simple.

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