I took down the home server when I switched years ago. It's weird, but paying $20/month forced me to figure out how to configure the server to suit my needs, p

I took down the home server when I switched years ago. It's weird, but paying $20/month forced me to figure out how to configure the server to suit my needs, put up a Wordpress blog, etc. That said, I play 'developer' about 50% of the time, so it's very helpful for me. If you're not a developer, the home server might be enough to keep you tinkering. If you do want to play developer: install Ubuntu on the Mac Mini. Mac package management is nowhere near as nice as Debian/Ubuntu and, since most servers will eventually wind up running that or CentOS, you should get used to it now.