Our simple network rack is an easy project that can really clean up a home network installation. Just a few square feet of floor space now keeps our cable modem firewall, Ethernet switch, server, ...

Rack mount monitor. Slides out and swings up. It has an integrated keyboard and touchpad if you want too. You can find them at computer surplus stores sometimes or ebay etc. Starting around $150 or so ...

Use a serial connection to communicate with the server, or just do it over the network. There is absolutely no way you can use your laptop display/keyboard/input device on another machine.