Hello everyone,
Background story
It is time for me "have" my own server. I have decided that I need a physical server, that I can touch and operate. I need control over it and I need to learn how to use it and so on.
I have been running a "faux-server" on my desktop from time to time. I ran some of my own applications/scripts, a website, and some data storage.
Now it is time to step up, but I am a bit lost as to what entry is the best for me.
OS
I have googled a bit and found that Ubuntu could be a decent OS to begin with. I have some experience with Linux (Mint and Peppermint).
However, it also seems that my inexperience would require for me to start out with an Ubuntu version in which the GUI is included.
Hardware
Once again, I googled, and found a guide for start-up servers and someone recommended the Dell EMC T30. I could not find that model in my country. Most models are either very pricy or simply not available to me. Yet, I found the Dell EMC PowerEdge T40 Xeon Quad-Core for a very good price. I have attached an image with the specs.
Questions

Background story
It is time for me "have" my own server. I have decided that I need a physical server, that I can touch and operate. I need control over it and I need to learn how to use it and so on.
I have been running a "faux-server" on my desktop from time to time. I ran some of my own applications/scripts, a website, and some data storage.
Now it is time to step up, but I am a bit lost as to what entry is the best for me.
OS
I have googled a bit and found that Ubuntu could be a decent OS to begin with. I have some experience with Linux (Mint and Peppermint).
However, it also seems that my inexperience would require for me to start out with an Ubuntu version in which the GUI is included.
Hardware
Once again, I googled, and found a guide for start-up servers and someone recommended the Dell EMC T30. I could not find that model in my country. Most models are either very pricy or simply not available to me. Yet, I found the Dell EMC PowerEdge T40 Xeon Quad-Core for a very good price. I have attached an image with the specs.
Questions
- Would it be fine for me to start with the Dell-server above? (Is it overkill/underkill?)
- Is Ubuntu a good OS for such a server?
- Could I use Ubuntu with a GUI for the dell-server (until I get confident without it)?
- Anything else I need to consider?
