The Ultimate Self-Hosting Guide: Services You Actually Need
TL;DR Summary Self-hosting is addictive and can become a time sink. This guide covers the services worth self-hosting (Plex/Jellyfin, AdGuard Home, Nextcloud, SearXNG, Paperless-NGX), which ones to skip (email, VPNs for most people), and how to build a sustainable homelab that enhances your life without consuming all your free time. Start small, automate backups, and only host what you actually use. The Self-Hosting Trap I know homelabbers who spend more time maintaining their infrastructure than using it. Don’t be that person. ...