Can I practice Mac OS Server on my Mack Book Pro for free?

Hi all MacGurus,
I am new here and I want to practice administration of Mac OS Server before hardware arrives.
Is it possible to practice for free?!
In the Linux world:
One can run different blends of linux via Docker e.g. docker run ubuntu .... or docker run centos ...
Just put different VirtualBox image and play with it
Thanks for ideas and proposals ...
Pranas

Apple's own Server software is not available free, you have to purchase it via the App Store. It is however very cheap.
Most of the services included in Server.app are actually hidden in standard OS X for example Apache, it is possible to in theory set them up and use them via the command line, however if you want to use Apple's software in an Apple way you should buy the official software.
Remember OS X is a real Unix operating system.
What might be more useful to look at is that there is also a free package called MAMP which is the Mac equivalent to LAMP for Linux. This includes separate copies of Apache, MySQL, and PHP with some admin tools. See https://www.mamp.info/en/
We use MAMP to test WordPress websites on a Mac.
PS. You could run a virtualised copy of OS X, via VMware Fusion, or Parallels.
PPS. You can run Apple's Server.app on a MacBook or any model Mac, it does not have to be a desktop Mac.

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