ScaredDuck

I don’t know the details, but, even though I appreciate the tech behind it, in my experience signal hasn’t been that great (not even accounting for the need to ask people to install it). The calls always have a delay, the UI isn’t as responsive as either Telegram or WhatsApp, no ability to edit sent messages, no history when logging in from a computer. Any of these aren’t that big of a deal, but definitely a downgrade compared to the competition.

Yandex browser also has chrome extensions and is actually supported by a big company (that may or may not be affiliated with Russian government, but whether or not that affects you personally depends on your threat model).

Commercial use as in hosting it for somebody else, self-hosting it for your org is still ok

Cockpit is quite mature and sponsored by Red Hat. Your users can log in with their normal account on the system which you can lockdown however you want.

Wait, is this google basically admitting they’ve been scamming advertisers by taking their money to show ads to bots?

I feel like all these new captchas (especially the die sum one) will soon be easier for bots than for real humans.

Currently I can connect my phone to a set of speakers at a small local café, several of my expensive over ear headphones, aux input of my friend’s car, and a 70 cent lapel mic. Can I carry a dongle with me everywhere? Probably. Will I remember to do it? Probably not.

You say you’re using QuickConnect, do you know if you’re getting a direct connection to your NAS or one through QuickConnect relay service? Maybe try opening the required ports and checking again.

I’m not a qualified professional, but from what I’ve read over the years bipolar disorder mood swings last at least a few days and definitely not minutes. It might be some kind of a personality disorder, in which case therapy can help immensely.

“Configure port forwarding” covers pretty much all of the steps. I don’t think that it would be any less secure than quickconnect through a relay, but if security is a priority, then look into setting up a VPN to your network instead.