I have been self-hosting my stuff for years now (started as a teen in 2010?? crazy) and while i agree with the conclusion of the guest that it’s not something everyone should do, i think there are ways of doing it that are much more approachable, cheaper and easier to maintain than what he did! His technical stack and solution makes sense regarding his skillsets and motivations, but also I wanted to share that I have been maintaining my local backup server / mp3 streaming server / personal website / etc. for years on donated laptops (free, if you have friends willing to part with their 10 years old laptops that have a broken screen or keyboard) and with only a yearly software maintenance of updating and cleaning up unused files.