This is great news.
As an early Android user, the F-Droid app is challenging enough that I don't recommend it to people, because I don't have the time to hold their hand everyday. This is unfortunate as F-Droid repositories are the easiest way for non-technical people to get more privacy-friendly apps.
Using a mesh network like Wireguard/Tailscale enables you to have a public interface that's not on your home router, but the VPS instead.