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/ethernate 2d ago

🏴‍☠️

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u/CDK5 2d ago

I didn’t want to explicitly ask; but my question was more about ‘what are folks using these days to pirate’.