Topic per title, basically.
For me: after setting up all the integrations and fall overs using the arr stack and Jellyfin (inc Sabnzdb etc)… I keep circling back to Nova video player.
https://github.com/nova-video-player/aos-AVP/releases
It’s arguably not even self hosting…but there something undeniably cool about sticking a USB stick into a router, installing a single app on your TV and boom, done. EDIT: of course, it can consume the *arr stack, integrate with Ombi etc
IOW, I really like stuff that simple to set up and punches above its weight class.
Kind of.
To me they are more like accessories and not services I interact with (interact like homeassistant, immich, jellyfin).
Services like Traefik/Authelia are infrastructure. Needed but not required.
They are like a road. Nice to have and receive a smooth ride but driving on the bare ground is possible but uncomfortable ;)