If you can follow a guide, its not too difficult. This all depents on how computer savvy you are imo and the question is not answerable from my point of view.
If you want your own server for internal uses ( IE: personal home computers, no internet involved but local LAN ) I would suggest a minilogin server as compared to a public server. This is what I run at home. Initial setup was a headache as I had to become familiar with programs I have never used before. In retrospect I laugh at how easy it is for me to understand the set up now.
Pearl, mysql...these are needed and just things you need to dive in an get accustomed too. You will/should spend a lot of time searching these forums for the answers to questions you come accross. I'm sure at some point, someone else has experienced them as well.
The link below should take you to multiple choices for server install.
http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka...CategoryServer