[n00b here] What to do after installing Windows Server 2022

[Guest /u/MileHighMontana]

Hi Everyone. I'm a total n00b when it comes to setting up/managing a server but I want to learn. I have plenty of experience with pc's but servers are a bit of an unknown to me. I bought a barebones gen9 HPE ML350 server and I finally collected all the relevant hardware needed to get it fired up.

 

I threw up a post over in r/homelabs and everyone said I need to be using proxmox. Now, I havent touched linux in close to 20 years and I was never that comfortable to begin with. Having to learn linux AND how to config a server was never part of my plan. I gave it a shot anyway and I learned that the hardware raid controller doesnt have an open source driver so in order to install proxmox, ZFS has to be used....here we go...exactly what I was hoping to avoid.

 

I've ditched that and gone with Windows Server 2022. It was easy to set up the raid arrays and the HPE OS install assistant made getting windows server installed a breeze.

 

My questing is this:

 

Now that I have Windows Server installed, what do I do next?

 

What other sorts of stuff do I need to get setup?

 

I'll get remote desktop setup. I'm thinking I'll use VirtualBox to set up some VM's to do some of the different stuff I have in mind for the server. Here is the list of what I want to accomplish in the near term:

 

• Host dedicated game servers
  
• File storage
  
• Adblocking (pihole or other)
  
• Media sever (plex or other)
  
• Home security camera storage
  

 

Would welcome thoughts or advice or even being pointed to a webpage/video that has a guide.

 

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