I'm curious if there's a way to set up hard drive encryption in Linux that functions similarly to Bitlocker on Windows 11. If I do this, will all my applications—like Immich, Jellyfin, LibreOffice, and Docker—continue to work as they currently do?
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Absolutely, LUKS is exactly what you're looking for! It's best to install this from scratch on a clean system, but you can encrypt partitions afterward—though it can get a little complicated, especially with your root partition. Regarding your apps, they should operate just fine once you're logged in. The encryption works under the hood, so you won't notice any differences in how your apps run.
You should definitely check out LUKS! The main thing to remember is that if you use LUKS, you'll need to unlock the encryption when you boot up your system. It's important to set that up properly.
That's a great idea! I'll look into how to do that.
Debian has an option for encrypted LVM during the installation process. I'm not completely sure how it compares to Bitlocker, but once you boot up, everything functions just like normal, which is reassuring.
Thanks for the tip! Is it possible to set it up for automatic unlocking with a TPM-backed key?