https://perfectmediaserver.com/ is pretty nice. Hosts of self hosted podcast run it

Started using helix as my terminal editor for configs and it’s a nice in between if vim and nano as far as complexity and power

That’s almost my same exact setup. Pc parts in my house currently go me --> son —> server. Servers got the ole trusty launch 1700 still going.

Tailscale is amazing. When i first started self hosting i tried a bunch of things to avoid a companies solution but tailscale just works perfectly and form what they say in interviews they dont intend to change the free tiers. Its also open source and there’s headscale so eventually you could not rely on the company at all.

Never left

Id say 100x is extreme and python has optional types now but mostly you’re right.