GravitySpoiled , 6 hours ago

I would’ve wished

• don’t rush things into production.
• dont offer a service to a friend without really knowing and having the experience to keep it up when needed.
• dont make it your life. The services are there to help you, not to be your life.
• use docker. Podman is not yet ready for mainstream, in my experience. When the services move to podman officially it’s time to move. Just because jellyfin offers official documentation for it, doesn’t mean it’ll work with podman (my experience)
• just test all services with the base docker install. If something isn’t working, there may be a bug or two. Report if it is a bug. Hunt a bug down if you can. maybe it’s just something that isn’t documented (well enough) for a beginner.
• start on your own machine before getting a server. A pi is enough for lightweight stuff but probably not for a fast and smooth experience with e.g. nextcloud.
• backup.
• search for help. If not available in a forum. ask for help. Dont waste many many hours if something isnt working. But research it first and read the documentation.