This is my second server I have up and going. My original plan was to use this server to either self host my domain and website or to provision a virtual machine. I was also planning to install the core edition of windows server and just ssh into it like my Linux servers. It did not happen like that. I ended up installing the full version which also comes with the desktop interface.
As of this writing, this server is currently running my local active directory as well as hosting network storage for my LAN network. It also was virtualized into my proxmox server. I’m using my NAS from windows server to store my ebook library for my ebook service that is currently running. It is also configured to resolve DNS requests as well.
Windows server offers a 180-day free trial on their operating system. I started this project with the trial and ended up buying the OS for a reasonable price. It is currently operational and running the services stated above.
