Setting up a server at home?

[SIRCOOKS]

Where would i go to find out what i need and whats best to buy, as well as how to set up...holla back asap

[HotRod]

Would help to know what kind of server and what you plan to do with it.

[Cyberion]

Setting up a mail, dns, domain server for local lan use is problem what you have in mind. But all ears indeed. post what your thinking of and more brainstorming can take place.

[BearCat]

Jumping into this post a bit late, hoping to kickstart it again ;-)

To answer your question about where to go : Nowhere, your allready at the best place, here

First off, as asked : What type of server do you want ?
Second, what type of hardware do you have available allready ?

[Cyberion]

Oh.. got another one interested in creating a pop/web server have we? Still alive with that project? I used:

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
works nicely.. comes with sql, php, and a nice little backend to help admin.