Quite true; raw configuration isn't as flashy so you can't make glitzy videos or blog posts about it (well, outside of the HNsphere at least).
But that's how 99% of the services I run are set up, just a bunch of configuration files managed by Ansible.
The only servers I run in production with a UI are two NASes at home, and the only reason for that is I want to run off the shelf units so I never have to think about them, since my wife and kids rely on them for Jellyfin and file storage.
But that's how 99% of the services I run are set up, just a bunch of configuration files managed by Ansible.
The only servers I run in production with a UI are two NASes at home, and the only reason for that is I want to run off the shelf units so I never have to think about them, since my wife and kids rely on them for Jellyfin and file storage.