No, not really. It isn't a huge time investment if you know all this well (let's say you sysadmin for work). Of course it is not feasible for most people to do

No, not really. It isn't a huge time investment if you know all this well (let's say you sysadmin for work). Of course it is not feasible for most people to do this, just like it's not feasible for me personally to rebuild my car's engine, or grow vegetables in my garden. Both of which my neighbor does with great ease. The point is, I use my skills to make my life better, as everyone does. I enjoy it, and it has the side effect of keeping my data private. For things I'm not good at, I either spend time getting good, or I pay a professional for his time and skills. My mother uses Google and Apple services to back up her photos and data, and I wouldn't dream of forcing my approach on her. My spouse asked me to set all this up for them, since they share my feelings about data privacy.