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Re:Ask HN: Linux or BSD for a web server? by eb0la on Sunday January 12, 2020 @04:23PM (#22029518)
My heart says OpenBSD; but I belive it is better to use Linux in a company (not yours) usually because you can get more people to use/embrace Linux because it is commodity.

If you are building your own product/service; then OpenBSD security could give you some kind of unlawful advantage that Linux won't.

Re:Ask HN: Linux or BSD for a web server? by a3n on Sunday January 12, 2020 @04:29PM (#22029573)
Linux if you don't understand why you would want BSD. BSD if you do.
Re:Ask HN: Linux or BSD for a web server? by stuxnet79 on Sunday January 12, 2020 @07:24PM (#22030812)
I don't know why this got downvoted - it hits the nail on the head IMO.

OP if you even have to ask the question ... go with Linux, seriously.

It is more popular, has more support and I'm 100% certain you likely aren't doing anything niche or special enough for any of the BSDs to give you a competitive edge.

Re:Ask HN: Linux or BSD for a web server? by jesterson on Monday January 13, 2020 @01:38AM (#22032351)
People don't like answers thank make them think, they need easy answer, use B but not A and that's it.

Totally agree with you, the author of the comment is absolutely right. The question couldn't get better answer.

Re:Ask HN: Linux or BSD for a web server? by gmuslera on Sunday January 12, 2020 @06:45PM (#22030591)
Not enough context. The people that will maintain it, what you will be serving, in which infrastructure, workflow around it, time, the rest of the system and more could change which one would be the "best". With all those factors unknown, I would probably take Linux.
Re:Ask HN: Linux or BSD for a web server? by rvz on Sunday January 12, 2020 @03:43PM (#22029166)
Either is fine. But from a security standpoint: OpenBSD.
Re:Ask HN: Linux or BSD for a web server? by billconan on Monday January 13, 2020 @01:29AM (#22032301)
I would use linux because my dev machine is linux. I want production env match my dev env, for easy debugging and issue reproducing.
Re:Ask HN: Linux or BSD for a web server? by cordaciu on Sunday January 12, 2020 @03:40PM (#22029147)
I only had Linux severs for web servers (Cent OS and Ubuntu Server) ... I didn't have a problem and I stuck with the winning team.
Re:Ask HN: Linux or BSD for a web server? by kjs3 on Monday January 13, 2020 @12:14AM (#22032001)
You don't define your use case, so it's really impossible to answer.