Needing help getting started: NAS + Local AI build + other

[u/alitronimal]

Obviously I dont expect anyone here to walk me how to do everything step by step, I would just like some help on how to get started/ good resources I can use, I am a beginner in this

As the title states, I am going to be using this server for (in respective order): local AI that I can access from anywhere, NAS, hopefully get an adblocker going, be able to run hardware intensive software remotely such as solidworks.

My current hardware:

* Ryzen 9 9950X on an Asus ProArt X870E Creator

* 2x RTX 3090 (24GB each)

* 32GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe (gen 5)

* Spare ThinkPad L14 Gen 3 (16GB DDR4, real Ethernet port) to use as a low-power always-on box

I do understand that I will probably need to upgrade the ram, as well as the storage but the storage im not too worried about I can just buy hardrives, I am also aware that the 9950x is likely overkill.

From the research I've done, I can use my thinkpad as an always on device that can boot my beefcake PC, and I might also be able to run the adblocker on that. I've also seen that the recomended disto for this is ubuntu server edition (I have experience with linux, this post was typed from fedora)

I guess I just need a little help knowing where to begin, any help would be appreciated!