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No one else an idea on how to setup something like this?

Thanks Mira! I don't want the clients to run the games from the network. Ideally I want the clients to check before they want to update if it's not in the cache server already and if so pull it from there. Additionally I also want to have a network storage where people can store installation files, musik, pictures, whatever. And I also would like to run some servers (CS:GO / Teamspeak / UT e.g.). Is this possible to have it all run simultaniously? Does this require a powerful setup? And is it possible to run two operating systems on it so if the server is not needed it could be used as a normal windows pc e.g.?

Hello everyone, great that there are still active forums existing. I have been lurking for a while now but never signed up. With having my own small project / question now I finally pulled the trigger and signed up. Hopefully this topic is in the right subforum - if not please let me know so I can change that. I am a bit of a beginner when it comes to networks, servers and linux but I have been playing with the thought of setting up a server for both myself and for (mainly) our small sized LAN parties that we regularly host. I googled a lot but couldn't really find anything relevant so I hope that you might be able to help me out. For the last LAN I setup my old laptop as a server (windows server) and just used it for a CS:GO / Teamspeak server. However now I would upgrade and setup something with a bit more functionality. What I have in mind is the following: Ideally I want to build a Server that can be used as a network storage for the games we play, work as a steam cache so we don't overload our slow internet connection and host the few games we are playing. But also I would like to have two operating systems installed so that if the server is not needed it could be used by a third party as a PC to play old games. Now these are the questions / challenges that I am facing: Is this even possible to have this kind of "hybrid" setup or should it be a dedicated server? Can it run multiple things (like mentioned above - network storage, cache and game server?) should I buy consumer parts or dedicated server parts for processor and RAM? Budget is somewhat irrelevant but I want to buy the things used and generally aim to achieve good value Any recommendations for used parts that offer good value? What OS should I use? Since I have no real knowledge apart from a lot of searches on google and yt videos is there someone that can walk me a bit through the process? Am I missing something completely? I have a few months until we start with our next LAN but I am really pumped to learn more about the topic and setup something myself so I would really appreciate it if someone would share his wisdom with me. If you need to know anything else or if I should clarify something please let me know and I gladly take the time to rephrase. Thanks in advance Cheers