We run a community of node runners here called #Nodestrich. Most of us started out with zero experience. The best place you can start IMHO is #[4] — they give you step-by-step instructions on what hardware to use and their software is amazing.
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For real, umbrel orange-pilled me on basically everything: LN, running a node, and eventually self-hosting many google-alternative services. Then I went nuts and built this crazy home server with like 24TB in a zfs pool and 10 VMs and counting. It’s mad. Cheers umbrel.
Ooh - i run a node on umbrel but almost given up as non tech, old, busy and cant get / keep channels well balanced without costing me to do it ... I am on my way to #Nodestrich