I had a new one this morning!
It was a combination of factors, really:
Dude I’ve gone full circle on this one, and I currently am on the Synology train and life is easy.
It feels like I’ve had a bit of everything at some point. Clarkconnect, Windows Home Server, straight Ubuntu, Unraid, FreeNAS, some garbage on my router…
… Synology stuff is super well designed, easy to use, and widely supported. I spent some time chasing privacy options, but other than that it has been zero hassle and high reliability.
Ha! I thought that’s what it was.
I jumped ship due to privacy concerns - I didn’t like that my internally-hosted Plex web home had like 12 things blocked by uBlock, and I really like open source software!
Dude I can’t get this question out of my head!
I wonder if you could use these locking quick disconnect keychains–I think you can find them in a whole bunch of different metals:
Also, if you’re looking for hardware in any material you can imagine, check out mcmaster.com.
I’ve spent some time considering various actual electrical connectors, but…I don’t think they fit your mission.
Good luck man–please let us know what you come up with.