What are your tips for using a Linux laptop as a dumb box and having all your data in the cloud? [closed]

What are your tips for using a Linux laptop as a dumb box and having all your data in the cloud? [closed]

I know that one of these days I'm going to lose my laptop and, I'd like to move to a situation where all my data is backed up to the cloud and the laptop is essentially a dumb box (I already make regular backups to a remote drive).