Ultimate Home Server Part 6 – Download Server
We're now firmly in the realms of having a really usable server. It's storing our data with redundancy, it's accessible from other devices on our network and it's serving up…
In Part 1 of this guide I showed you one way to put together a home server using off-the-shelf PC hardware.
In this part I’m going to discuss the various options for operating systems before making a recommendation and then taking you through the installation.
Because most home servers will operate “headless” (with no monitor or input devices attached) I’ll also take you through the process of accessing your server from another device on your network so that you can make changes to it.