Where would i go to find out what i need and whats best to buy, as well as how to set up...holla back asap
I guess the 1st question to you should be.... What exactly do you want to run on this server? a personal webpage, a business, file transfer? Knowing as much as possible about what you want to do will help everyone else help you. You have many options from hardware to software. If you want a server for personal web pages you can do it on the cheap. As an example I run a server at home for a personal webpage and a small forum for our community. It runs on an old amd 1.3 ghz proccessor with 1gb ram, 160gb file drive and 2-40gb raided drives, the connection is a 5mbit from the isp. I have used winxp(cheaper route) with iis, windows 2003 server(way more expensive), getting ready to try debian linux.
there is also another OS to try, fully dedicated to server set up, http://www.freenas.org. It is worth having a look at, if i ever get the spare bits i need i will have a look a this myself.
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