I have been thinking of completely going off Google. I have a Nextcloud server for documents and contacts and calendar. Thinking of moving mail away too. Currently I am conflicted between hosting my own email server. On searching only advice I am getting is not to do it.
How many of the homelabers do host their own email server? What software do you use? Any tips.
I run postfix and dovecot at a server at home with no issues for a few years now.
Pretty much the same here, but in a linode vps that hosts a few other things as well.