Option 3, agree with others, there are other privacy focused instances.

Been using EndeavourOS as my main driver for 2 years now, I’m putting in the time to learn NixOS and so far it’s been solid, would recommend it for rolling release stability which is issue with Arch if you don’t update regularly enough.

Used to host my own instance on my home server but Lemmy requires alot more infrastructure like you and the team have built. Happy to have made the decision to join your ship.

Thanks for all you do for us 🙏🏾