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I want to set up a home server and take advantage of everything it can offer, specialty privacy.
Raspberry PI, no matter the version, are all quite expensive here in Brazil, so that's off the table. I'll go for a regular desktop. But the the requirements for a server that "does it all" remains a mystery to me.
What specs do you guys recommend?
This also shouldn't be your default option. Your default should be whatever you have laying around, and a lot of people have a Raspberry Pi sitting idle, hence why people use them.
That depends on what you want to do with it.
For example, if you want to host a video server, then you'll want something that can handle transcoding. Check the Jellyfin docs for details, which recommends an N100 or better.
List all the things you need and want, and then look up what the requirements are. Basic file hosting is pretty light, so you really don't need much (hence the Raspberry Pi rec).
I personally use an old PC with the following specs:
This is way overkill for what I need, but I had it laying around. You could even start with a laptop, you'll just have limited storage (can get a USB emclosure of you want).
If you don't have something, maybe a mini PC would work (minisforum, beelink, etc). Or maybe it doesn't. I don't know what you're planning to run on it. You probably don't need anything fancy, your biggest requirement might be the GPU/iGPU if you're planning to do transcoding.