windows server 2003 for home server

Anonymous

Hi all i am going to get a dell poweredge III off of ebay hopefully and i was just wondering if windows home server 2003 would still be a good option. I plan on hosting a website useing wamp and a minecraft server. If windows server 2003 isnt very good then are there any other good free options.

Thank you so much
creeper_256

Kirk

Please note that Windows Server 2003 is too new to be hosted on WinWorld in accordance with current WinWorld policy.

"Other good free options" - implying that Windows Server is free? I don't run Windows on servers. I run Linux on servers.

BlueSun

My recommendation, go with Ubuntu and install LAMP. Gives you more standardization and flexibility. And going with Ubuntu, you'll find lots of support available.

TCPMeta

Debian is better. More lite weight and has more server side support.

BlueSun

TCPMeta wrote:

Debian is better. More lite weight and has more server side support.

For an advanced user, I'd agree with that recommendation. Or maybe even a RHEL distro like CentOS. But given the OP's unknown skill level, I'm assuming it's basic and therefore, my recommendation of Ubuntu.

AlcideX

I know this post is old but
The server version of Ubuntu (Ubuntu Server) is a good pick and even Ubuntu Cloud is good