I used Unraid as my only home server platform for nearly five years before I decided to jump ship to a traditional Linux distro. Unraid used to be the center of my homelabIt handled storage, Docker, and virtual machinesCredit: Patrick Campanale / How-To GeekCredit: Patrick Campanale / How-To GeekCredit: Patrick Campanale / How-To GeekClose Credit: Patrick Campanale / How-To GeekCredit: Patrick Campanale / How-To GeekCredit: Patrick Campanale / How-To GeekWhen I first started my most recent homelab back in 2021, it was all centered around one machine: my Lenovo RD440 rack-mount server running Unraid. However, over time, Unraid started to not solve the same problem for me as it once did. So I started looking for the best way to run Docker, and I realized that Unraid was actually holding me back. I don't have to worry about app templates, as I just use the Docker Compose file that almost every container already provides.