setting up a VPN with a server?

[Mattitude]

im due to build my first server soon for my home, what i want to be able to do is be able to access my home network via the server through a web portal and remote access. Can someone point me in the direction to what im going to need and do please? im guessing ill need a vpn

ill be running windows 2003 standard, also is there software to allow me to view the servers statistics like temps and cpu/memory performance?

 

[Mattitude]

oooooo that easy huh thanks guys im sure im going to have more questions when i come to do all of this.