u/m7mdful

My old laptop that I used as a server just died, and I want to build a proper homelab now. After lurking on this sub for a while, I realized there's a lot I don't know yet — so looking for advice and recommendations from people who've done this.

Planned use cases:

1. IoT

2. Streaming

3. Hosting games (Minecraft, maybe others)

4. Hosting web app projects

5. Ad blocking

6. Cloud Storage

That's what I have in mind for now, but I'll probably add more down the line.

Any advice on hardware, OS choice, or how to structure things would be awesome. Thanks in advance!