==== GOALS ====
  - To secure and control the //privacy// of my (and Krista's) personal data by self-hosting my data in my own personal cloud:
    * [[nextcloud|Files]]
    * [[https://notesnook.com/ |Notes]]
    * [[librephotos|Photos]]
    * [[https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/snappymail|eMail]] - client at first but ultimately my own [[personal mail server]]
    * eBooks
    * Audiobooks
  - To secure and control the //availability// of my/our data:
    * Implement high-availability server clusters and disk arrays
    * Implement uninterruptible and/or redundant power
    * Implement fall-back (i.e. 5G) internet connectivity
    * Implement a [[https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/|3-2-1]] or [[https://www.msp360.com/resources/blog/3-2-1-1-0-backup-rule/|3-2-1-1-0]] backup system to insure ongoing protection against loss/corruption
  - To self-host a variety of cloud services for convenience, privacy, and cost saving:
    * Office apps
    * Streaming media (movies and music)
    * Home automation/security/surveillance
    * Bookmark management
    * [[https://github.com/actualbudget/actual?tab=readme-ov-file#readme|Budget]] ([[Actual Budget]])
    * Time management
    * Websites/blogs:
      * DonFerris.me - Professional site (online resume)
      * LabBlog.DonFerris.me - Build log for the lab
      * DonnyBahama.com - personal site/blog
      * TikiShack.com - blog about our house (including our house search), home theater, home automation (Control.TikiShack.com)
      * KristaLeigh.art - for Krista's art endeavors
      * Donnie.live - website for my 1-man music shows
      * LiveTimeNetworks.com
      * GruveTube.com
      * DigitalLifestyleCreations.com
      * CuttinWoodRealGood.com
      * ShopmadeShop.com
  - To have a good environment/platform for honing/sharpening my app/web development and project management skills
  - To have a platform/environment for quickly spinning up new servers/services and working with/learning:
    - Virtualization:
      * Docker
      * Proxmox
      * Kubernetes
      * VirtualBox
    - Simulated corporate/enterprise environment:
      * hands-on cybersecurity training and experimentation
      * Windows Server + Active Directory
    - Advanced networking skills:
      * pfSense
      * VLANs
      * Advanced firewall rules
      * traffic shaping and packet filtering
      * DMZ
      * Network monitoring and analysis ([[https://www.zabbix.com/|Zabbix]]/[[https://graylog.org/|Graylog]]/[[https://wazuh.com/|Wazuh]])
      * Intrusion detection/prevention systems ([[https://www.snort.org/|Snort]]/[[https://suricata.io/|Suricata]]/[[https://wazuh.com/|Wazuh]])
      * software defined network (Netmaker)