Last year whenever people asked me what to use when building a home server, I'd tell them to use Linux or FreeBSD because there was absolutely nothing from Microsoft under a few hundred dollars ...

In my Windows Server vs Linux comparison, you’ll explore all the similarities and differences between the two leading OS. Let ...

When you’re running a home server or VPS, Docker is pretty great because you can add services without messing (too much) with the underlying system configuration. As we saw with Nextcloud though ...

Setting up a file server doesn't need to be complicated. With three desktop machines (Kubuntu, Win XP and a testbed, which is currently running ReactOS) and a laptop (Xubuntu) in use at home, our IT ...

My Linux wizard server admin. skills, such as they are, go to my experimental servers, not my production systems. My work servers just run and run and … you get the idea.

Windows Home Server didn't take long, but Ubuntu was rewarding for the geeky hobbyist willing to experiment with the creations of the open-source community. Either way, we got a powerful, low-cost ...

I am considered emptying my parts closet and creating a home file server, with the main goal being using it to conduct my daily incremental backups to, store all of the family photos/videos in a ...

If you're in the market for a straightforward yet still powerful home server then it sounds like you could do a lot worse than check Excito 's range out. Linux.com [via eHomeUpgrade] ...

Focusing on the server realm, I already reported earlier this year about data from W3Techs suggesting that Debian Linux is the most popular choice today for Web servers.