PhilBro
Considering when I use the radio in the car I might get 2 songs before 5 minus of commercials, no thanks. Audiobooks, podcasts, and PlexAmp all the way
Immich is so good. I love it
Off the shelf something like and EdgerouterX is great,
You could consider running Crowdsec as well on yr firewall that way known bots will be blocked
I love it, it's so nice for quickly jumping between apps
Immich without a doubt
Works great with PIA, highly recommend
I run Openmediavault and I backup using BorgBackup. Super easy to setup, use, and modify
Do what you can to make this the place you want to be.
Anecdote time: I was just in Yorkshire (first time in England) heard about the idea of public footpaths so we found one, walked it and had a picnic. Loved every second, ended up going through a sheep field then a cow field. Can't wait to go back