From the way you write, I get the impression that the project idea you have in mind isn't fun for you to implement. If dealing with "front-end baggage" doesn't

From the way you write, I get the impression that the project idea you have in mind isn't fun for you to implement. If dealing with "front-end baggage" doesn't sound like fun to you, don't do a project that needs (much) front-end. Maybe you can build a bot (discord maybe?) instead? Or try some other interaction paradigm? Or maybe abandon your project idea, and ask yourself what kind of project would be fun to implement, not fun to have finished implementing. > I feel like there aren't really any good options in software development any more. It's always one big compromise with lots of possible decision fatigue. Every direction has drawbacks. The beauty of a hobby project is that you can decide what's important for you. You can decide to screw portability, or accessibility, or security (as long as it's just on your device/home network), or whatever else feels like a burden to you.