I want to setup a firewall proxy, LAMP server, Spark chat server, FreeRADIUS, freePBX, ZoneMinder, some sort of cloud, and nimbus monitoring.

For now my firewall is a ACL setup on a cisco 1841.

In a DMZ: I am looking for a single server for public LAMP setup, FreeRADIUS, and customer cloud services.


In the LAN: I am looking for a single server to run private LAMP setup, private cloud, ZoneMinder, Spark chat, and file server.



CentOS seems nice but I do not like the package management.

I like Debian package management but the packages tend to be old.

I like Gentoo, but I think it will cost more to maintain down the road.

You probably need to spend more time doing the design before you worry about implimentation, the choice of distro is more about how you want it supported and by who.