I’ve made a lot of “interesting” decisions and some things were silly, some things worked out, some things I needed to fix.

I’ve been self-hosting for a long time. Before commodity virtualization (let alone containers)… As technology improves, one must adapt and that often involves rebuilding, migrating, retiring software.

My only regret is the data I’ve lost from insufficient backups. Everything else is part of the fun, part of the experience.

As others have said it won’t damage your car’s mechanicals to move it slightly in neutral.

That said, here’s what you should do: Do not turn the car off immediately after pulling into a parking spot. Pull the parking brake, put it in neutral, get out of your car and inspect your alignment & position. If you’re happy, turn off the car. If you want to move, you have power and can adjust normally while it’s still running.

I made the same move. Mullvad is still fantastic but Proton is also fantastic and works just as well for my purposes.