Quality feature 👌

A really easy solution is to just install TrueNAS and the install “apps” from there, it’s basically like using a PlayStore.

It has some limitations but I think it’s a easy place to start. (bonus if you run it in proxmox)

Nice thanks for sharing. I’m thinking of doing something similar but to Hetzner (it’s dit cheap)

Would just need to figure out encryption

It’s a “Democracy” where you can only choose one of two parties.

Both of which suck. One clearly more than the other, but your only two options are terrible.

I’ve been using Only Office, it’s great. I see no need to use MS Office

Do you have backups in place if your house burns down?

That’s the problem I’m looking to solve for myself right now.

For Photos the lazy route is to just pay Hetzner 5$ a month for 1TB storage and Nextcloud
https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-share/
(I tried this for a month and loved it, decided to then host myself)

The not lazy route is to host Nextcloud yourself, but because it’s important thigns like your family photos, you need to be sure your backups are solid.

I bought myself a Hardkernel H4+ and will be setting it up as a NAS with Nextcloud

Thanks I’ll look into this, I’ve never setup ZFS but the hardware I need to comes next week. looking forward to it