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Some "pro" guys on YT will probably point you to https://github.com/codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x and https://github.com/practical-tutorials/project-based-learning. But...
I don't recommend reinventing the wheel if you want to gain REAL development skills. Development is really about achieving your goal using existing (and preferably popular) solutions.
It makes no sense to write any system-level projects from scratch in 2024 if projects with a similar purpose already exist. Try using them as a regular user. Maybe you will find features that you would like to fix or add.
If your goal is to complete a task, then using what exists is typically the best path. But that's not the only goal to strive for.
I always found it overly prohibitive, to not reinvent the wheel, because there's a lot of wheels already out there. If I have an idea for a project, I do make sure to not look up any existing solutions, because that would kill my motivation immediately.
I wouldn't follow a tutorial either, though, since figuring out how to do it, that's half the learning process.