I use debian testing.
Use TUI installer, chose normal options. Partitioning is of course, up to the needs of the computer.
De-select any desktop environment, and include "SSH Server" for remoting in.
After rebooting, install should be as simple as a curl -> sh.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y curl
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/joelgallant/dotfiles/main/setup.sh?$(date +%s) -sSf | bash
Window Manager: i3
Terminal: st
Multiplexer: tmux
Shell: zsh
Editor: neovim
Browser: firefox