Since you seem knowledgeable on this topic I'd like to ask - how risky is it to expose a computer on your network to the internet, if you're somewhat tech-savvy but not very familiar with networking? Is it relatively "safe" with modern tools and VMs or do you need to stay on top and (for eg) always ensure you're updating software weekly?
I've thought of setting up and running a server for a long time and finally have a spare laptop so I'm thinking of actually running a NAS at least.
I've thought of setting up and running a server for a long time and finally have a spare laptop so I'm thinking of actually running a NAS at least.