Not for longevity. Oracle can shut it off in a blink for no reason
jws_shadotak
I know a VPS is a simple thing in theory but sometimes it's a lot for a beginner.
A VPS paired with Docker may also unintentionally expose something not meant for the outside world due to it ignoring iptables and ufw
I love these posts.
I set up Authentik for some of my services and it works.
The setup really threw me off but I powered through learning it. It's a strange UI and process.
Basically you set it up with Nginx or Caddy or whatever reverse proxy you use. Your reverse proxy points to Authentik and Authentik takes that link and checks for authorization first. If not authorized, prompt login. If authorized, pass on to the subdomain or whatever it is.
To do all this, you'd need a domain.
I think any issues would show in "other"
Just hide it in your OS notification settings
I self-host my own rustdesk server and it's awesome. It just works flawlessly.
Immich/PhotoPrism/whatever you use for image backup. Cloud providers are snooping through your shit.
Plex/Jellyfin for streaming
Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, SABnzbd, qBittorrent to support the streaming service(s)