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I have finaly finished building my mini server. it will be home use.

This will just be used as my server.

List of hardware i have used

Case

BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case

Motherboard

Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155)

Cpu

Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge)

Ram

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

Looking to upgrade it to 16gb x2 8gb next week.

Power supply

Coolermaster GX 750W PSU

Storage drive

3 tb samsung

Os drive

250gb

I have also a 120gb samnsung ssd i can use, not sure how to use this though.

External storage

3tb western digital usb 3 drive.
Various 500gb externals and 250 externals, i was hoping to use one of the 250gb usb externals for a backup for the server.

Video

Some realy old 256mb ati card

What is the graphics like on the 2600k via th emotherboard like ?


What i want to use the server for

We have around 5 pcs contantly on x2 xbox 360s wii a few laptops, various phones a busy modern family.

Centilized backup of pcs.
Pushing email to various computers
Centalised virus scaning or pushing of updates ect.
Video streaming to xboxes and a dlna tv when we get it, (tv has wifi ect ect)
music streaming the same as video
centalized file sharing and storage
centalised programs, such as office ect on the server and everyone having accses to it ?
games server
Webhosting- hosting my own websites including my own dns
and a ton of other things
teamspeak server ect or somthing similar

The operating systems i can use are

Windows server 2008 r2 web edit with sp1
windows server 2012 standard

Please dont mention windows home server 2011, i dont think it has enough oompth and tbh it looks more like a toy.

Im willing to learn and put the hardwork into getitng it up and running, i firmly believe a proper server os is the way forward.

Is there any linux oses wich can do the above ?

The only problem i can see using server 2012 is there is not many tutorials around where as server 2008 there are quite a few
 
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GodAtum said:
Have you thought about Server Essentials 2012 ontop of ESXI? It has a lot of the features of Standard plus centralised backup and security management. Plus it's a lot cheaper!

For a web server I currently use Ubuntu server with LAMP running Virtualmin and Joomla CMS.

As for tutorials try the Microsoft virtual labs.
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Im not paying for the os i got them free(legit) via Dreamspark

i have now got windows 2012 datacentre free also as well as

windows server 2008 r2 standard
windows server 2008 r2 enterprise
windows server 2008 r2 datacentre

There are plently of ways to get software free, its jsut a shame i dont knwo what do with them or knw which woudl be the best to use.

That is why im using them as they are free
so i would much rather use them, as i will be learning on the way.

But please keep th eposts comming
 
Well thank you for the posts so far guys, keep them comming.

Some intesting points being posted.

I have accses to the operating systems as posted on here, wich i will remind you is

Windows server 2008 r2 standard 64bit
Windows server 2008 r2 Enterprise 64 bit
Windows server 2008 r2 Datacentre 64 bit
Windows server 2008 r2 web 64 bit
Windows server 2008 r2 web with sp1 64 bit

Windows server 2008 Standard with sp2 32bit
Windows server 2008 Enterprise with sp2 32 bit
Windows server 2008 Datacentre with sp2 32bit

Windows server 2008 Standard with sp2 64bit
Windows server 2008 Enterprise with sp2 64bit
Windows server 2008 Datacentre with sp2 64bit

Windows Server 2012 Datacentre 64 bit
Windows Server 2012 Standard 64 bit
Windows Server 2012 Enterprise 64 bit

Not to mention various SQL servers oth 2008 and 2012(althoguh im sure i dont need any of them)

I have not even seen the small buisness ed dso i have no idea about them sorry, i realy wanted the essentials wich they claim is the new home server with more oomph but alas i cannot get that free for some strange reason. and btw yes i have a dreamspark account.

Other than that im still undecided on what to do.

From what you guys are saying virtulisation seems to be the way to go. again not sure. form this i gather i woudl use one computer and then run virtual oses on them, but doesnt this require a lot better hardware than i have got ?. as for the vidio card im using surely it would be better than using a onboard chip for streaming hd ? or am i wrong in that ?. again that was my reasoning behind that. as for exsi im sure i watched a tutorial on youtube, but it siad it requires a raid setup, i do not habve any hds to make a raid up with so surely thats out of the way now ?

Anyhow keep the sugestions comming this is fasinating and i dontwant to commit to anything yet.

Edit:Sorry i forgot to mention i am indeed using windows 7 pro 64bit.
 
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Thank you very much , gues sil be formatting, i presume i can use windows homercer 2011 and a linux doing it this way and only having one hardware ?
 
Thank you very much guys for ht ehelp so far, i know you dont have to yoru all very kind, espcialy someoen like me who is very new to all this.

I am now in the process of installing windows server datacentre 2012 64 bit. and would liek to know if there is anything i should be doing as soon as i have finished installing it. i would like if possible to put my server in its spot with no keyboard/mouse and monitor asn use remote desktop , how woudl i go about installing this so i can jsut remote into it instead of sitting in front of it.
AS i have said thnak you for ht ehelp thus far. this is why i joined overclcoker sin the first place. the ehelp you get from her eis second to none.
 
I have given up!!!!

I have read and read loads of forums loads of documents, looked for youtube and other media but alas, this is way to advantageous for a new starter like me.

Ia m so gutted i got all the osses but alas cannot do anything with them, its far to hard and defiantley not enough documentaion for me to put so much time into this, i am so tiered nwo i have missed several nights sleep trying to sort this, i have tried al fo the above software but i need hand holding tbh so i have seen it done a few times so i can walk out on my own and install and fix protential eorros..
ther eis no where near enogh documentiaon for windows server 2012, this is becuase its new ofc. i should be trying essentials and i cannot get hold of it for free(i cnanot afford to spend more money on this)

So for now im gutte dim going to have to use windows home server 2011 for now and hope i cna build onto it for now until more documentiaon, im sure what i want to do is very doable and easy jsut i lack the skills, (since i havenrt done this before)

So thank you for the replies, im going to go into a corner and get drunk.
 
I can set the os up
i installed remote desktop role
i installed hyper v
this is on windows 2012 the anoying part is the essentials is what i needed as its been quoted as a replacement for windows home server 2011.

I have installed windows home server 2011, gotta say i dont like it , looks quite basic,but then im quite new.

and as for meant to be fun, it was beiliant fun, until i realised what i had let myself into.
The anoying part is i know windows 2012 can most propberly do what i need a ton better than windows home server 2011.
its the lack of knollege and lack of i sppose not enough other people trying to do it.

It woudl be better if there wa sa step by step guide for me to follow. then i could just do that and learn on the way, but sadley there isnt, wich is a shame when you see so many people uisng windows server 2012 in videos. just not enough people sharing information on how to do it, i realsie there is a time thing involved.

but hey such is life
 
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