I second this, if it’s only you that needs access then Tailscale will be all that you need. You can use Tailscale funnel if you want it to be available to the wider web, but then you have to manage SSL certificates and it is slightly less secure.

I would caution against port forwarding and leaving your server open to the wider web.

Rare in Canada? Quebec is like the home of poutine! You can find it in many restaurants, Costco, A&W come to mind immediately

One nuance, NixOS is only beginner friendly when you use flakes

For all who may not realize, neofetch has a modern replacement: fastfetch