Lifehacker have an article detailing 5 pieces of software you should have if you are planning on setting up a home network with some sort of server taking care of either storage, http access or a mail server.

Media files, data synchronization, and remote backups, oh my! Home computing has advanced to a point where it’s practical to run your own home server, and we’re running down the five best tools for the job.

• The list includes
• FreeNAS
• Ubuntu server edition
• Apache
• Debian
• Windows home server

Be sure to read the full article.

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