A media server is usually the first thing I want to build when I get my hands on some new hardware for my homelab. Plex, Kodi, or Jellyfin promise an immediate payoff because I can open an app and start watching my own media collection. Things like DNS logs, device inventories, and uptime graphs are, unfortunately, considerably less exciting.
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