If you're affiliated with a university or high school (or know a student who will help you out), you can get free Windows Server licenses through their Azure st

If you're affiliated with a university or high school (or know a student who will help you out), you can get free Windows Server licenses through their Azure student/educator deal. Also includes all the fancy versions of Visual Studio, SQL Server, and education versions of Windows 10 and 11 (which include Group Policy).