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Please don't scream at me, but is there such a thing as a "sysadmin-in-a-box" software? Something that sets up a "preferred" default environment for you? I am not techie so something that has a security protocol already dialed in, best practices containerized? Or is this not a thing yet?

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It's easy to have standardized setups, even immutable and rollbackable ones. What isn't so easy is troubleshooting when things go wrong, especially with many moving parts.

It's better to have a simpler, dumber system due to less things that can go wrong.

Do you have a particular thing for which you'd like "sysadmin in a box"?

Well, I'd like to launch what is essentially a "AWS Lightsail" box without using "AWS Lightsail."

I realize you are probably very busy, so feel free to say no...but could you glance at this Github listing and tell me if it is what I'm looking for...it seems correct, but I may be misunderstanding...

https://github.com/stepchowfun/toast

Thanks so much in advance...

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