After using Proxmox for a while, I swear by LXC, at least the way it is provided there.

Makes containerization make sense without all the pain.

Disclaimer: not even an IT guy, so can be gravely mistaken, just want to own my stuff.

selfhosted use Discord

Lol

Discord absolutely failed them They consider starting another Discord server

Double lol

I wouldn’t donate to projects that are already well-funded, or to foundations that spend a lot of money on the support of outside projects (I’d rather fund such projects directly, if I see them worthy).

Overall, I would prioritize small to medium projects that need funding the most. For example, I would donate to Lemmy, but not Mastodon.

Aside from that, I also care about actual openness of the project (i.e. free participation in its improvement), a strong open-source ethos, and independence from corporate backing.