I can really relate to your experience — networking always felt like the most intimidating part of self-hosting for me too. What helped was setting up a Pi-hole on my Raspberry Pi and diving into VLANs with a basic managed switch. Hands-on projects like that made networking feel way less abstract and way more exciting! diploma

It’s a good habit to avoid installing software blindly, especially if you don’t know its source or if the program isn’t open-source. diploma