That seems like quite a large endavour. And I’m always a fan of alternatives. One thing I do not fully understand is the, I do not want to selfhost so its federated. Somebody needs to host in the end, why can’t it be you?

To improve security of option 1 you could use a keyfile, that is either only transferred manually to devices or stored at a second cloud provider.

That’s just such a great image!

Its a set of software tools, that are often bundled together with the Linux-Kernel. Most Distros use them.

Yes, the surf game is way more fun than the dino in my opinion!