Should I use OSX Server as replacement of CloudLinux?

[anelad]

I have a MacPro and a rented CloudLinux dedicated server with +20 domains. My question is, is it wise to replace CloudLinux with the OSX Server app?

My reasons

• Using MacPro more logically. She is wasting as an in-office server.
• I want to own my own dedicated server, not a rented one.
• OSX Server's built-in services like calendar, contacts, time machine, XCode.
• This choise will reduce my costs to ~%50.
• If I want to rent a dedicated linux server as powerful as my MacPro, I will need to pay ~3 times more than I pay now.
• I'm used to use OSX rather than Linux

My unrest points

• Linking osx server with non-native servers/services like MySQL is hard and complicated as I know.
• You cannot find help/resource about osx server easily when you need.
• I tried OSX Server once, ~3 years ago
• I love using MacPro in office
• We're using MAMP for development, and we like it. (Wow. I think MAMP is my 3rd option )
• Security/Reliability etc.

Services/Applications/Servers I generally use

• mySQL (Generally)
• PostgreSQL (not likely)
• Wordpress (not likely)
• IMAP/POP3 (I know OSX Server has these but I suffered trying to setup when I tried long ago)
• Composer and some more PHP stuff (I cannot remember now)
• XMPP (will use in 6 months) (Can I use OSX Server's Messages service)
• VOIP (will use in 1 year)
• We may create JAVA based Web Apps
• Git (may create as replacement of BitBucket for office use)

These are all I come up with for now. Thanks for help.

 

[nightcap965]

As a long time Linux admin and an OS X server user, I'd recommend you stay with Linux. LAMP is much simpler and more straightforward.

By all means play around with OS X Server - it's fun. The worst that can happen is that you might learn some stuff.

 

[AFEPPL]

Also another vote for staying Linux.