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You'd probably need to configure your router if you want to access your laptop when you're outside of your home network (e.g. from a mobile phone). If there's an incoming connection to port 443 (https), your router doesn't even know which device in the network could handle it. Port forwarding should be easy to set up on any modern router using their web interface. Same applies to some VPS providers like AWS Lightsail, they might have firewalls.
Like with every big task, take it step by step. You can't learn everything overnight, start with something small. Set up a web server (e.g. nginx) what will act as a reverse proxy. Make it accessible from the internet. Then try to set up one of the services from your list and focus on it.
Learn one thing at a time, don't rush and avoid context switching.
Welp, port-forwarding seems to be the major issue then, since I'm soon going to shift to an institutional wifi where I may (not) have access to the router. But you're right, I should try getting familiar with what I have first lol. Thanks!