Home rackmounted server

[wildest_jjk]

Hey guys,

So I was looking for opinions on whether a rack server is worth it for home use and if so a prebuilt one or a custom built?

I want it for various reasons and to run it with my home lab for certifications that I am studying for. I would also like to run VM's on it for things like:

File server
Media streaming - TV's/Xbox/PC
Web server
Backups
General testing

What do you guys think?

Cheers

 

[wildest_jjk]

Thanks for the responses. I do already have a rack so that is not a problem luckily.

From what you have both said it seems you would suggest that building a server is best?

Would you guys or anyone else be able to spec me one? As I am not really sure what I would need for a server build. Also will building a server be compatible with all of the functions that I need?

Thanks again