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This. Also, regarding the time it will require, it's usually (for anything self-hosted, I haven't tried those two) a downward curve : it takes a lot of time to understand how things work initially, and after that it takes less and less time, to the point where the only things you have to do is to manage updates once in a while. With an occasional big day because something broke. Of course, I'm saying this because you said it's just for you and your friends, if you start doing moderation, the time required quickly explode up. :)
A note regarding self hosting at home : even if you figure you do have a static IP and can route traffic to your host, it's a bit of a roulette, because ISPs consider that high incoming traffic on listening ports is a suspicious activity which probably means you're a terrorist or something, normal people don't do that, how dare you. I've had a ISP block traffic between friends and me with no warning and a laughably ignorant support (if anyone is from France, it's SFR ; don't use them for self-hosting with external access) before giving up and subscribing to a professional ISP (one meant for businesses). Your mileage may vary, but the annoying thing is that you won't know it before you've got used to your services.
I feel you, I don't know a single person using SFR(mobile mostly but also internet access) who hasn't had ridiculous problems with them.
Free has never let me down (static IP, port forwardings etc), or ofc OVH if you go the more "pro" way.
Bonne weekend !
Yeah indeed, I went with OVH. :) At the beginning of 2023, I switched to FDN, though (an associative ISP) since they finally offered fiber subscription. They are activists for freesoftware and net neutrality, so I feel safe with them. Fun fact : they actually outsource the handling of the pipes to KOSC, just like OVH (which explains why the prices are basically the same at OVH and FDN). Have a nice week-end too. :)