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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For 2.: use dns-01 challenge to generate wildcard SSL certs. Saves so much time and nerves.
- My open-source, zero dependency JS library for requesting and generating certs with dns01: https://github.com/clshortfuse/acmejs
  
  I only coded for name.com but it is compatible with anything really. Also can run in the browser, which could be useful in a pinch.

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