I always found the hurdle with self-hosting to be maintaining, not the initial setup. Things like upgrading, in order to keep getting security fixes, and verifying everything works after the upgrade, are what has taken the most effort and time in the past for me.
This looks like a great setup by the author, but difficult to maintain in the long run without significant time investment.
This looks like a great setup by the author, but difficult to maintain in the long run without significant time investment.