Warzone 2100 (you can download for free as it is an old PC game that went GPL)

gets more on the nose by the day

a search engine for the gemini network protocol

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol)

gemini://gemplex.space/search

have 2 flash/hard/whatever drives: A and B

once a month (or at what ever frequency you can sustain)

backup your data to A and next cycle backup your data to B

nothing fancy or technical, just some basic consistent backups.

if you can do that you’ll likely be fine. There are nearly infinitely many enhancements you can do if you are more technical or can follow technical instructions.

That is just the gateway drug to bootstrapping.

Check out https://github.com/fosslinux/live-bootstrap

if you want the real hard stuff.

Really looking forward to seeing this packaged in Guix