Self hosting sounds like a complicating thing to start doing? Surely you need expensive equipment to replace services like Google Photos and VPN, right?
Actually, you can get started with an old laptop that's sitting in your closet. That's right! Pull that thing out and give it some new life!
Head over to https://thomaswildetech.com/homeserver for details on some awesome apps to set up to get started.
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