That's why, in spite of being on the Internet since 1994, I haven't ever really self-hosted anything. At every point, it looked like too much hassle and too muc

That's why, in spite of being on the Internet since 1994, I haven't ever really self-hosted anything. At every point, it looked like too much hassle and too much expense. In this case, I've identified a couple of hard target outcomes which pertain to accessing documents, backing up photos in a way that I understand and trust, and a couple of other minor things, and it appears to me that those specific targets are in reach at a non-crazy price. But I agree, it's very intimidating to even contemplate, hence my coming to get the thoughts of this community on what's the best way.