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The author of the article researches far right extremism and has been targeted by certain groups in the past IIRC, I read this part as a concern about physical safety, but this is just my speculation.

I can't say what the OP meant, but I have a similar setup and I use a VPS rather than a home NAS for better uptime and accessibility and to avoid opening my home network up to the world.

I'm not quite sure what their point is there.

Everything they mention can also be accomplished on a home NAS or something with plenty of security. I don't think anything is really justified here besides simplicity? Which..this isn't that much simpler.

Which..$100/month is pretty expensive for what's basically an N100 with support.

Yeah, I came here to comment on those $100/month. Is that server gold-plated? It shouldn't cost more than $5.

It depends on where "home" is and what ISP is available.