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.
The two main reasons I decided to opt for a VPS was, that I don’t have a PC here that is efficient enough and the faster fresh installs and snapshots are a pro too.
Thanks this is quite helpful!
Since you seem to enjoy JRPGs I can’t recommend Persona 5 enough! Story is at times predictable, but the characters make it worth your time.
How did you get Monica running? I’ve tried the docker scripts but had no luck with them.
Thank you for not only taking the time to answer but also adding quite useful resources. I will look into it!