My setup. Calm and functional:
🔍 Google Search → 🌐 SearXNG (self-hosted)
🧭 Safari / Chrome → 🦁 Brave (iOS) / 🦊 Firefox (Laptop)
🔐 Passwords → 🛡️ Bitwarden (MFA + Passkeys enabled)
📱 Authenticator → 🛡️ Bitwarden (built-in 2FA/TOTP)
🚫 No VPN / ISP DNS → ⛓️ Tailscale + 🧅 Mullvad exit node + 🍓 Pi-hole
🤖 ChatGPT / Claude → 🤖 OpenWebUI + 🎆 Fireworks AI (pay-as-you-go)
📧 Gmail & Hotmail → 🍎 iCloud Mail (custom domain, aliases, Hide My Email)
💻 Windows → 🐧 Debian KDE (ThinkPad X1, LUKS full-disk encrypt)
📱 Plain iOS → 🍎 iPhone 17 + ⌚ Apple Watch (iCloud+, Advanced Data Protection)
📎 Microsoft 365 → 📝 Apple iWork (Pages, Numbers, Notes, Reminders, Freeform)
📚 Chrome Bookmarks → 📖 Karakeep (self-hosted)
☁️ Big Tech Cloud / Public DNS → 🖥️ netcup VPS + 🍓 Pi-hole → 🧅 Mullvad DNS
Infra quick view:
VPS: netcup (SearXNG, Karakeep, Pi-hole) + Hetzner (OpenWebUI)
Network: Tailscale tailnet → Mullvad exit node
Passwords: Random 24-char or passphrases, unique per site
Source: r/degoogle · by /u/PriorSnow9413