I use a “regular” desktop as my server. It uses much less power than most servers and still has plenty of horsepower for what I do.

Remote management and (cheap) ECC ram are the biggest reason to get a server. But those usually aren’t issues for most work loads, especially at home.

Shit I used to run my stuff off of a laptop with maxed out ram, and some people just have a raspberry pi and call it a day.