Afterwards, the system isn't as RAM hungry, so 192MB should be plenty. In the area of disk space, we are building a file server so the more the better. The OS doesn't require a lot, about 2.5GB.

Create your own private cloud space You can create your own private, locally hosted cloud storage solution with a home server. Think of it like having your own Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive.

Want to give an old PC a new lease of life? Why not transform it into a Linux server for your home/small business network? Written by Manek Dubash, Contributor April 22, 2004, 7:56 p.m. PT ...

Add the cost of the OS, and I could build my own for $380. By comparison, a dual 500GB drive server from HP, the HP MediaSmart Server EX475, costs almost twice as much at $749.99.

Setting up WSUS isn’t terribly difficult. I started with a machine running Windows Server 2003 and made sure it had the IIS Web Server package installed.

That’s why we are going to highlight a few different methods to set up your own encrypted VPN server at home or in a data center near you. Easy: Run Tailscale on a spare home computer Tailscale ...

Deep learning PC build: GPU and CPU The decision of which graphics card, and hence which GPU you buy, is likely to be the most important (and expensive) decision you’ll make when building your ...