From reddit selfhosted: What do you wish you knew from the start

I saw this post today on Reddit and was curious to see if views are similar here as they are there.

What are the best benefits of self-hosting?
What do you wish you would have known as a beginner starting out?
What resources do you know of to help a non-computer-scientist/engineer get started in self-hosting?

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less is more, it's fine to sunset stuff you don't use enough to afford them using cpu cycles, memory and power

search warrants are a real thing and you should not trust others to use your infrastructure responsibly because you will be the one paying for it if they don't.

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