jermzilla

I was thinking of connecting an audio receiver off the server so that it would be able to play music throughout the speakers that runs off it, but I realized that some of these audio receivers have the app built in

Google searching has been a pain trying to find some server building and components guides. I keep getting directed to LTT and I see that a lot of the members here are pretty helpful. I enjoy watching Linus' videos so if you guys have any videos of his that are good for what I am looking for I would love to watch those as well. Essentially I am looking to build myself a home server, a powerhouse in itself I would imagine because I want it to perform in the following way: Run linux + homeassistant Host websites (of smaller scale) Run 1-2 game servers or more depending on capabilities. Act as a NAS and store family photos and videos Work as Plex Media Server to stream movies and TV shows Output/stream music from apps like Spotify and Pandora to house speakers If possible, run security monitoring software for IP cameras and sensors (still not sure how to handle this though) Most of these services I would like to have running simultaneously 24/7. So with that said I don't have a specific budget in mind, likely no more than $1000 but the cheaper the better and I am open to used parts and building my own. I also haven't really taken into consideration power consumption costs, but that is a big factor if this is going to be on 24/7. Any help is much appreciated, thanks!