LUKS
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
2recommend
4warn against
Nov 13, 2025first mention
Jun 15, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Personally I used LUKS encryption on a system76 laptop for 7 years and it worked fine”
“I would recommend, just in case, to set up LUKS on your server.”
Caveats and dissent
“it's an extra layer of I/O amplification”
“But it seems like way too much work”
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“it only encrypts at the block level”
“no luks song and dance”
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All comments 13
“Personally I used LUKS encryption on a system76 laptop for 7 years and it worked fine”
“But you can configure Linux LUKS in the exact same way.”
“it's an extra layer of I/O amplification”
“But it seems like way too much work”
“fully encrypted disks (LUKS + TPM)”
“it only encrypts at the block level”
“I rely on LUKS/BitLocker for my daily driver too”
> How often do you test your OS replication script? Not often. It's mostly outdated, and I spend a lot of time bringing it up to date when I have to rely on it. BUT I can easily understand what it does, and the tools it uses. In practice I use it rarely, so spending a few hours a year updating it is not a huge problem. I don't have the sense of urgency you describe, and when things do fail, it's an extraordinary even
“You can have automatic unlock with tpm2, with or without a pin”
“encrypted /boot, encrypted everything other than the boot loader”
“no luks song and dance”
“Using luks to encrypt all partitions”
“I would recommend, just in case, to set up LUKS on your server.”