Degoogle update - I've successfully migrated a majority of the apps and services I use:

Gmail => Proton
Drive => Proton, Nextcloud
Docs => Obsidian, Nextcloud
Sheets => Nextcloud
Maps => OSMand+
Android => GrapheneOS
Play => F-Droid
Authenticator => Aegis
Podcasts (RIP) => Podverse
Chrome => Firefox, Vanadium, Chromium
Voice => not replaced
Search => SearXNG

Overall, I'm really happy with the experience. It took some effort and cost some money to get things set up, but everything works about as well as the Google equivalents and the agency feels great.

In particular, I can't imagine using the web these days without uBlock Origin. Every time I see someone else's web experience I just want to say "you live like this?"

I still haven't moved away from YouTube / YouTube Music. At this point, I'm not sure I will. I know there's some functional pirate utilities, but my fam uses the subscription and I'm not super interested in trying to maintain a whole media center. Open to suggestions, tho.

Anyone else taking this journey feel like sharing their experience?

#selfhosting #google #grapheneos #nextcloud #libreoffice #proton #obsidian