plex is my main purpose for self hosting and always has been. Also i'm a sr systems engineer, so my selfhosting environment is also for experimenting with things for my career. I was trying make my media accessible to friends since 2009 or so, back when the Boxee came out. I've made use of the *arrs. overseerr, so my people can just request content from there instead of piling up a wish list to dump on me out of the blue.

outside of media, these prove useful for life and my career (that aren't just supporting the homelab)

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I use synology for my storage and i like their email server / webmail.

syncthing i use for keeping my emulator saves in sync across all my devices, as well as some documents.

vaultwarden

privatebin (vault warden has this feature... but i don't want my vaultwarden directly exposed)

usememos is my favorite quick note app. i like obsidian but i can't get behind it until it's web friendly. I know someone built a docker image of obsidian that runs from a webtop but egh it's ugly. The ipad app is nice though. There are some other options that are closer to obsidian, but I just really like usememos.

slash is nice link shortener which lets you view metrics for the links you create. I think it's made by one of the team members that made usememos.

resumeRX. I apply for different types of roles so i have several different resumes I need to tailor for different positions.

immich. just because i refuse to pay for apple/google photos storage and using enough space to be forced to keep using them.

phpipam/netbox. i like documenting my network but not in a spreadsheet.

duplicati. local and cloud backups

drawio. just a self hosted version of the web drawio. can't be making diagrams containing sensitive information on some random publicly hosted server.

actualbudget. it's helpful, but I still wish there was a better option for this. I know there is firefly III. actualbudget is cleaner and easier to navigate.

metube. i'm' always needing to download youtube videos for some reason or another.

gitlab

planka (my wife and I both use this... basically trello)

Home assistant. I've got a lot automated. Mostly for fun, but still makes my life easier. My window shades, lights, fans, bathroom fans, TVs, presence sensors, A/C, garage doors, fridge, cameras, doorbell are all in node-red. My windows all close and lights turn off if my wife and I are both away unless there is a guest. etc. the windows open if it's stormy (I love storms). bathroom fans come on when the humidity hits a threshold, my garage lights come on if a person or car is in my driveway, but not a squirrel or bird, etc.