[highdeserthackr]

Great thread. My setup...

Hardware: Intel NUC, running Proxmox Synology DS920, 16 TB - used for storage and file services only. I avoid the Synology installed apps to keep this decoupled. A pile of custom Wemos devices - sprinkler controller, digital radio to listen to my weatherstation, landscape lighting control, sensors, etc. Zwave devices - light switches, mail delivery sensor, garage door status Security Cameras - been happy with the Amcrest ones Tablet - fixed display of Home Assistant status, using fully kiosk UPS

I gave up on Pi's after suffering too many SD card corruptions, nice for playing around, but not good for stable deployments in my experience. Didn't want to bother with the usb stick approach as by then I was on a NUC and it's been great.

Apps & Services: Home Assistant Mosquitto Plex Pi-hole Unifi Wiki.js sftp VPN Server Syncthing: primary use case is for syncing Obsidian vaults Veracrypt: encrypted store of info, keys, credentials, financials, etc.

Hosted services: $50/yr VPS in Netherlands - 1 TB storage, absurd amount of transfer Uptime monitoring - healthchecks.io

I follow the reddit selfhosted sub to learn about developments in this area.