HowTo: Set up a Home Server

Came across a great post on WebMonkey entitled: Set Up a Home Server. It’s a tutorial explaining what you need to do to set up your own server at home. You may choose to do this to store and share your photos, to store and play media files, to server webpages or your email.

Here are the topics:

1. What you’ll need
2. The computer
   1. Repurposing a used computer
3. Architecture
4. Memory
5. Storage
6. Cooling
7. Network
8. Buying a server
9. The Connection
10. The Router
11. The Monitor and Keyboard
12. Power
13. Everything in Its Place
14. Suggested reading

The webpage is a Wiki, so feel free to add your own tidbits if you feel so inclined.