For a technically minded person, having a server at home doesn’t sound too strange. They can be extremely useful for anything from file shares, media servers, to development boxes, etc etc. A friend of mine uses theirs as a backup repository, as well as share files between machines with OwnCloud. Another friend runs VIRL, a virtual routing environment, so that he can build network designs and study networks. However, servers are not designed for home use, therefore pose some challenges when used at home.
