In this guide, we'll walk through how to create your own home server out of an old or cheap computer that can do all your downloading, streaming, and backup tasks 24/7.

Instead of reenacting the printer scene from Office Space, put that old laptop or desktop to good use as a home media server.

Roon is a complex music management solution. Interested in turning your old computer into a Roon music server?

Turn your Nvidia Shield into a full-fledged media server with Plex It's easy, free and takes the hassle out of setting up a server on a computer.

If toting an iPod or laptop everywhere for the sole purpose of accessing your music strikes you as a bad case of hardware overload, then have a look at Jinzora. The streaming media server allows ...

Below we'll walk through how to turn your home computer into a remote-access media server on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

The rationale of the Raspberry Pi is that you have a small, cheap computer that you can plug into a monitor, attach a keyboard and mouse, then start working.

A new iPhone app called "ServersMan@iPhone" turns the iPhone into a full-blown Web server. The name is said to be a tribute to Sony's "WalkMan.

Now, all of this raises the S word security. The minute you turn a computer into a server of any kind, you raise the spectre of the wrong people making use of it.