I wrote about my recent experience replacing common web services I use (Google Drive, GDocs, Pastebin, Dropbox) with open source alternatives and running my own servers.
This was way cheaper and easier to do than I thought! https://brodybrooks.com/posts/2025-digital-homesteading/
@brody Nice guide! I think Syncthing might be my favorite piece of software ever written: fast, easy, does exactly what it says, and has a ton of customization options. Vaultwarden also works great, with the one caveat that you MUST have an extra-robust backup plan if you're self-hosting a password manager. I think for most of us, loss of the data due to bad backups is far more likely than a hack.
My only little bit of feedback: pihole (while awesome and something I'd highly recommend) doesn't block youtube ads. It can only block domains, and YT serves up its own ads.
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