Before you start, you might want to nerd out and get a feel for both the items and the best building practices. I watch a lot of Linus' videos (see one link below). Most are very overkill or ridiculous (yet fun), but there's a lot of good nuggets in there.
Techquickie
Just remember, things change soooo fast in the IT world that you may wish you'd done something different once you get to the final parts! ?