Exactly.
Sandeep has said it. I have said it. You have said it.
And, I value what Indy has said. There are other ways.
This is why I continue to advise, but few listen:
WORK ON WEEKEND. A SATURDAY. A SUNDAY. BOTH. MAKE $1,000.
Then instead of making the biggest decision you will make, tech-wise, get a certified company to come out and look at your setup. Let them see your needs. Let them see AC and how it works and what it needs. Let them make suggestions.
Let them read this. Give them the options of Linux and Microsoft. Once they do their thing, if you go with Microsoft or whatever, buy the server and plug it in. Let them come over and set it up perfectly. I would tell the company you want to watch and learn.
You don't have to pay them a support contract. You don't have to use them ever again. But, if you do run into a problem, they will know your setup. And, you can at any time decide to have them work on it.
I lease an office from a FP doctor. He has a complete network. In ten years, he has only asked one question. I have never seen him work on a computer. It is all done by a company. I do think they remote to the server to check things. And, they do the backups. I remember once they installed six computers in an afternoon. They even tried to do mine, lol.
The only thing he ever asked me was to choose between the two companies on their suggestions and price. I spent, as usual, about four hours going over them and typing out my reasons. He went with the other one. Probably wise.
I enjoy tinkering with things. Fixing a broken network. But, if I worked more closely with a company, I would have nothing to work with.
A properly set up server should run months without needing any attention if set up correctly. Unfortunately, Microsoft hasn't gotten to the point that updates sometimes need a reboot.
