This is really good. If you VPN to Nigeria it only costs $2.70 a month.
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I've used Joplin and Standard Notes. I do use Standard Notes premium and I much prefer it.
As a non-power user, I don't want daily updates. Monthly is perfectly fine for me.
You're asking on Lemmy, so you're going to get a lot of privacy related answers. For usability, Cloudflare tunnels are a super easy and free way to setup and don't involve your family members having to VPN into your network with Tailscale or Wireguard. This is especially useful if they are streaming from a smart TV or media stick.
Is it the most privacy-friendly? No. You're giving up a little bit of that for convenience and lower maintenance. IMO for my threat model, it's worth it.
Fort Collins, CO also
I'm on Jellyseerr awaiting the day that Overseerr receives its decoupling update to allow Jellyfin servers.
While there's nothing particularly wrong with putting everything through a vpn, you could use a qbittorrentvpn docker image which runs a wireguard client with a kill switch which the torrent client can tunnel through.
You can simplify it way down to Kodi + RD and have your own streaming service. This looks more like a hobby though to get every little thing just right.
The inserts look like they'd move around a lot inside the box if you were to move it.
The frog in boiling water is actually a complete myth. The frog jumps out when the water is too warm for it, it's not completely stupid. If the price is 'too hot' for you, jump out. Deezer (or any other streaming service) isn't forcing you to stay subscribed.
Start by using MakeMKV to rip the dvds onto your pc and then use Handbrake to decrease the size even further.