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Check alternativeto.net. Search for any software and it will give you a list of other options and what they are all about.

Isn't this the technology that allows google/att to look at and analize all my texts? Why would anyone want this?

Overkill and low power consuption are opposites. There is a lot of community support for pi builds so I would start there.

Will this be your first server? If so, start small. It's inevitable you will want to upgrade something when you have your build almost complete.

A house is a home for many. For others, a house is an investment. Betting on the value of your house to increase is the same as betting on the devaluation of the dollar. A house holds its value but doesnt increase. A house degrades and cost money to keep in good, usable shape. The reason you can sell a house for more than you paid for it is the value of the dollar.

I dont think they get it.

There's usually a black friday sale. I use simple login with the email service and its great. The vpn and calender are solid as well.

I have a qnap. I have had no issues. It runs its own qts OS so no need to figure out what you want to run. Make sure the hardware is x86. Plex runs better on x86.

You can download maps from Magic Earth and use the app offline. It could have trackers. On the other hand, Osmand is open source and definitely has code to track users.

Magic Earth and Organic do not track your location or usage of the app. Both use offline maps so that activity stays local to your device.

The droid page says that OsmAnd tracks and reports your activity. Magic Earth downloaded from playstore or Organic Maps are better privacy respecting choices.