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The irony is that self hosting in many ways has become way easier, faster and cheaper then using proprietary alternatives.
The catch is what you are already used to do.
A good example to illustrate this is is how easy it is to install software tools on linux using a package manager.
You get used to this so quickly that when i had to install something on windows i really struggled:
i have to find the right site to download from, run that installer, navigate menus, make sure it doesn’t come with bonus malware. And then when i finally run it turns out its a free demo and half the features are locked.
Comparing different plans for o365 and setting up a family with different accounts, again its a pain.
Spinning up a one click install nextcloud instance and getting that configured was peanuts in comparison.
Agreed! I'm working on converting my wife and the rest of my family to Linux. I got a nextcloud server set up, alongside Grocy, Jellyfin, and a few others. So far, it's made our lives better! It works better than our Google calendar. Everyone has their own accounts and things are rarely breaking. It's so nice.