Nextcloud to replace Google drive/docs. Jellyfin or plex for media. The arrs to aquire media (if you have the patience). A blog? A game server to play with friends.

I suggest using docker and docker-compose as it makes everything way easier. It does still take time and it can be frustrating but it is very rewarding.

For me it was Code Server. I write a lot of text and having my Markdown files available on every device is nice :)

I’m new to self hosting as well, so far I’ve set up Nextcloud and FreshRSS. Wanted to look at PiHole myself next!

Paperless-ng (or ngx, but I don’t run that flavor)