How Do I Build a Linux® Server?

The Linux® platform can be used to create either a home server or an enterprise class server. It is considered one of the most safe and reliable platforms available. You can build a Linux® server using an old computer that is lying around your house, or you can purchase brand new hardware specifically for this purpose. The Linux® distribution and software that you use depends on the type of server you want to create. The nice thing about the Linux® operating system (OS) is you can have more than one type of server on a single machine.

Make a Linux Home Data Server of an Old PC

So, you’ve got an old computer, and you don’t know what to do with it. Sure, it can’t play new video games, maybe can’t run the latest and greatest software, don’t fret, it’s not totally worthless. Converting your old computer in to a home data server opens a range of possibilities, and a range of new things you can do with your computer(s) and the network.