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Today I talk about how to improve your personal privacy while still being able to do most anything that a 3rd party can provide by using your own home server.

Using basic file shares to access your data on a local network
Use media servers like Jellyfin to easily access your videos and music on your TVs and other devices
Use Nextcloud to store, access and create your data anywhere on the internet

Resources

Media Servers
Jellyfin
Kodi
Emby
Plex

Media Conversion / DVD Ripping
Handbrake
libdvdcss-2.dll

Personal Cloud Software
Nextcloud
Owncloud

Virtual Private Server (Your very own computer on the internet for as little as $5/Month)
digitalocean.com – Referral Link (You get $100 in credit over 60 days)

Googleless Android App Store
F-Droid

Interesting Reading
US Third Party Doctrine (Wikipedia)