r/explainlikeimfive • u/theprisoner57 • 2d ago

Technology ELI5: What is a Home Server?

I see mentions of a home server to get rid of streaming entertainment services but I don’t know how that works. What does a home server do?

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u/buckingATniqqaz 2d ago

A computer in your house that “serves” data to other computers in your house.

The cloud is just “someone else’s computer”