Also, to add to the pfsense recommendation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUzSsX4T4WQ

If you use proton: https://protonvpn.com/support/installing-protonvpn-on-a-router/

thank you kindly

Is the learning curve steep?

Yeah, it seems really awesome

Which one?

Thank you kindly

I really want to try using TrueNAS because I feel like learning ZFS. I have raspberry pis but they’re not compatible. I thought about getting a used machine somewhere but wasn’t sure because I will probably end up installing nextcloud and jellyfin on it so I don’t want to worry about hardware bottlenecks

Good to know, thank you kindly