What to Learn to use Actix-Web to host a home server?

[split bear]

I have 0 familiarity with web stuff as I really just make silly little apps. I have followed along the actix tutorial on their site, but overall the language of it makes little to no sense (request, get, route etc). My eventual goal is to build a home server using actix. Is there a website or anything where I can get into the concepts required to understand making a backend with actix? Thanks!

[foggy grove]

the language of the docs on the website avoid trying to explain the general principles of web development

similarly with avoiding explaining Rust as a language

i could get behind adding a link early on to some resources about web dev principles

a home server
i don't quite understand what you mean by this

[whole topaz]

are you familiar with http and rest apis

[split bear]

honestly yeah that would be a huge help. And a home server is legit just a server run off my home network so i can do stuff like stream the movies i own off my laptop, and mess around

[split bear]

I actually got 2 books offline about http and REST apis, as i gathered they're super important

also ty both

[foggy grove]

can highly recommend Plex for this specific use case

[split bear]

rad yeah that's something I was looking into

I wanna get better at understanding webdev too lol