i now have enough money in my account for an entire home server setup, but i have no idea where to start.
i want to host things like a website backend, qbittorrent, and jellyfin, just a general use setup. (edited to remove mail server because i've learned this is a bad idea on a home server)
where should i get hardware?
what hardware should i even get in the first place? anything i should know about choosing a distro to host a server on? i'm completely new to this and would appreciate advice.
please boost for visibility :3

@lexi

mailserverFrom what I've read, this is a perilous path, since other, more reputable mailservers can block yours for any/no reason, and even regardless of what you do.

@imikoy yeah a few people have said that, and now i know
i removed it from the list of things i want to host since i'm more interested in the putting a server together part