We won't know the real thing until we try it ourself. By installing the server I learned actually how a server is installed and runned. It was not a easy thing to install because if you make one wrong choice the server won't work. And just by talking about it would not have helped me to see the real thing. You need to do it in order to know how to deal with it.
Experience makes it better, and easy to understand.
By running a real server I was able to gain real experience and skills about how it runs and how to operate it. I was able to learn how to handle it. It also makes me want to protect it like my own baby, and make sure it works properly. It was worth doing the extra work rather than talking about it because it was more real. It made the project more exciting.