I use Debian and Ganeti. I've not toyed with much else, so I dont know how they compare.

I just use a few shell scripts. Basically some simple bash scripts that do all the work after a fresh install.

Kubernetes/Ansible are great to learn, but are also more complicated for simple setups.

Good call. My browser upgrades the connection automatically. Which brings up the question: Why not https as well?

link doesnt work: Webpage not available The webpage at https://aap.papnet.eu/pub/plan9/themes/Themes.html could not be loaded because:

net::ERR_ADDRESS_UNREACHABLE