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Self-hosting email sucks. Setting up an email server is the easy part, and you'd be able to receive email alright. Sending is a different can of worms and not a fun dinner. Because other email providers will not trust your server and tend to send your messages straight to spam.
I haven't used Tuta, but it looks alright. I've got Proton which works very well for email and VPN, but it is a bit expensive to be honest. But I like ending my address with @pm.me