Lol yes another gd deer, just got the car back yesterday.

No, hugo does not federate.

I think you might like hugo

It’s what I use for my blog

Yes, I almost always do this. If the drive with your root partition fails, or you accidentally break your install, your home partition can be easily mounted again after a fix/re-install. Also if you have ssd’s this will break up the write cycles between the drives and extend the drive life. And it so makes cloning the drive easier if you come across a scenario where that needs to happen. I’m sure others have their own reasons they will gladly lait for you. Good luck!