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and I've long wished for something I can self host locally to be able to store more sensitive data (like bank statements).

Heads up: This seems to be built on top of Firestore. I'm not saying security can't be good[0], but it seems it can't be hosted locally.

[0]: In fact I guess in the long run the security of Firestore will be better than anything most of us can do at home.

The dev here commented that Firestore was used for the MVP and that they're planning on supporting other DBs in the future: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24636238

That's why I'm not taking it for a spin just yet.

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