Yeah, you know... I've come across this problem across the Discords, across the Homecoming forums, and across this forum even. There seems to be some sort of "veil" over all of the coding/programming/server setup... like anyone that's actively been working on it are all working on it in their own personal silos, and not sharing any information with anyone else.
This seems... strange to me. I figured with the source being released, that there'd instantly be up a coding wiki AND a coding forum, where people would talk back and forth, and share knowledge with each other, and learn from each other, and post it all publicly so that everyone can learn.
But I haven't seen that, I don't understand why... there is Project Ouroboros, but that's looking like just one person doing anything there, and it doesn't seem very collaborative.
I might start such a thing myself, and make it publicly accessible, even if nobody else ever visits it, just on principle. I'd rather not, as I'm a pretty busy guy... but I think SOMEBODY has to do it.
It is a similar mindset that have come into Titan Network forums for years.
Keep in mind, because someone says they have those goals in sight doesn't mean they have the wherewithal or skills to carry it out. And usually it's the public that they're disappointing. I'm not a programmer. I wouldn't know where to start on assembling a server, myself. I know the quick and dirty guides out there are more of a proof of concept than a Operating Manual. The actual manual I have no idea what it would look like, but I imagine much like the engineering staff when the game was live, if the operator doesn't have a background in programming it's not of much help.
The other problem with releasing things to the community: if you release it, people expect you to support it when it doesn't work. And as most folks who are finding out right now... Without a programming background, troubleshooting a server becomes very difficult. For a simple example, asking someone who is seeking help getting their server online if they understand WAN and IPv4 and v6 addressing would be a lot to ask out of most folks. And that's not even beginning to discuss a fix. That's just to catch the user up to speed.
I won't say anything about the lack of an effort towards what you're describing, since a lot of groups aren't clear on their own missions quite yet either.
Then again, by admitting I'm not a programmer, I know there's quite a few people who see this as no help and dismiss all of what I said. Friendlier tools to let everyone run a server will take time, period. It's not going to happen quickly. (And usually, end user friendly servers mean compromises folks don't expect. "This installer should let me run a 200 member server, right? I've got a spare Chromebook..." You and I know that won't work, but there's those who will try to do things like this anyway.)