Hey @newageinv , that's awesome ... thank you very much for that vote ... much appreciated.
But yeah , it's not that bad setting it all up (minus the opening the api up to the internet tho , I haven't done that part yet)
So if you have a spare pc that you can leave on 24/7 (or if you want to rent a VPS) and you're comfortable installing an OS (say Ubuntu) on it , copying and pasting some commands and maybe editing a few files on there , then you can probably get one going.
I can try and help you out with that if you want to give that a go. I do have a computer and networking background , but I'm no expert by any means. (And not that i've done the VPS route , but I assume that would be similar)
Thanks! Will keep that in mind if I eventually find the time!