I started self-hosting to take control of the services I use every day. Over time, though, I noticed that some of my setup worked better on a desktop than anywhere else. That became annoying whenever I was away from my computer and needed quick access to something running on my server. Instead of treating mobile access as an afterthought, I started looking at it when choosing services for my stack. That changed how I built my setup. I began favoring tools that offered a proper mobile experience alongside their self-hosted versions, without sacrificing the flexibility I wanted.