I think by starting small. Setup a raspberry pi for home automation, etc. Maybe connect a NAS or so. Add your own dedicated server with domain name, etc. My hyp

I think by starting small. Setup a raspberry pi for home automation, etc. Maybe connect a NAS or so. Add your own dedicated server with domain name, etc. My hypothesis is that you learn much more effective by learning the basics because 99% of the shiny fancy cloud-scale tools deal with inconveniences that occur when you do basic stuff in a larger setting.