Does anyone else here participate in the selfhosting hobby without a formal IT related education or a career in a similar field? I’ve only had one or two programming courses as part of my university education, but it was only very basic Python and C. I’ve never formally learned how to use containers, version control or anything else. Sometimes I regret not pursuing an education in IT/programming because there are so many things I’d like to accomplish but can’t (for example if there’s a feature missing in some project, or to feel safe in my abilities to harden my servers and my network in order to expose services to the open internet).


Yes.
I’ve thought the same for most of my life, but right now, not so much. All of my friends in the field are being laid off.
Just got done studying for an AWS cert required for my job. It was 150 bucks and an absolute waste of my time. Do not envy us.
I’ve managed to land on my feet with a new career that’s not related to IT but yes it’s a blood bath right now.