Windows Server 2022 - what do people use it for??

[StevieP]

Hi I've been running unRAID now for about 8 years on a HP Microserver with the following specs:

• Intel Xeon E31260L
• 16GB DDR3 ECC RAM

Inside I've currently got a 250gb SSD for the cache drive and 3 HDD's (2 x 4TB and 1 x 2TB WD Red's)

I use it to host Plex, store photos and videos as well as running various docker containers for game servers mostly.

Anyway, while the server has always been pretty solid I've noticed that if I have a number of docker containers installed (and not even running) then my CPU usage seems to spike from time to time and the "Docker vdisk" usage is quite high and so I am assuming that a faster CPU and more RAM will improve the performance? (happy to be told I'm wrong!)

I've borrowed (see: stolen) a spare PC from my parents and am thinking about re-tasking it as an improved server - specs as follows:

• Asrock B450M Pro4 motherboard
• AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon Vega Graphics
• 16GB Corsair DDR4-3200 (1600 MHz)

At first I thought about just running unRAID on this new hardware but the more I think about it, is there any reason I wouldn't be able to run a Windows server? Would the above specs suffice for a Windows server and assuming they would, how easy is Windows server to use for my particular purposes?

For example, I like to host game servers for my friends and currently use Docker containers - would I be able to simply have Steam running and host dedicated servers on this machine? (or am I completely wrong in understanding how a Windows server would work??)

Any guidance would be appreciated!