I would like to use some of my tax return to purchase a server to have sort of a home lab for expanding my knowledge. I'm thinking pfsense for a firewall, AD, and some MS server software plus maybe a ...

I have a question for those with home labs - I haven't had one for nearly a decade. I have an aging, 7+ year old laptop serving as my "server". Frankly, it is crap. But it works, so my miserly self ...