Eirikr70

I have solved that by giving the distant machine the credentials to connect to the local machine. And the distant machine can't be accessed from the outside.

I self host mine and it works. It is quite hard to set up at first but once you have configured it correctly it is satisfying.

Run it in some place where it can easily read the logs of your apps.

If you're privacy conscious, then UnifiedPush is a good alternative to Google's solution for push notifications.

You can. But it will be easier if you have a static IP.

I'm not fond of what makes it easier to set up a homelab. Because it might give the impression that you can run it with very little skills. And that opens the door to making your setup a netbot.

I use Radicale as a Docker container and it runs fine, with no maintenance apart from upgrading the image once in a while.

I presume that its power consumption is not to be neglected. Do I'd just keep it off of I don't really need it.

According to the EU Digital markets act, the gatekeepers (major networks) must propose means to interoperate with the smaller networks.

I mean to favour (I don't know how) the results expressed in the chosen tongue. Not especially translate the interface.

For very simple notes, I use Memos. It doesn't have whistles and bells, and it works great!