You could add encryption and authentication via ssh: https://guide.munin-monitoring.org/en/latest/example/transport/ssh.html or you could put it behind an nginx and wrap it in tls if you just want encryption.
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Munin might be what you're looking for. Very simple and easy to write your own plugins for if some information is missing.
Just wanted to wish you all the best in your endeavors! This sounds pretty cool. I'll let my brewer friends know about it.
Saw Arthur Brown live this summer at a small festival, it was pretty epic. He still puts on a great show despite his age. Go see him if you get a chance!
Like others have said, reaper runs very smooth on linux. I've been using it for years now and it has been a rock solid experience. The rare times it freezes, is almost always due to windows vsts I'm running through a bridge.
I tried ableton through wine but that was not the best. Also, it was ages ago so it might be better or worse now. Bitwig looks pretty good and I've read good things about it as well.
If you're into max for live, definitely try out puredata. It's my main music tool now, together with sooperlooper and reaper.
As for distribution, I would go with debian. It's a bit older but has never let me down. Coming from Windows I think the KDE desktop environment would feel the most user friendly.
Personally I would not do a dual boot. Either wipe the windows partition or swap ssd. It will be more pain free in the future. Windows has a tendency to mess up your linux install which is just plain annoying. Fixing it is always a major hassle.
Where did you end up going? I think I'll head out next Thursday, probably around viroinval.
You could have a look at munin. It's incredibly simple but effective. Quite easy to write your own plugins for if you're missing some data. http://munin-monitoring.org/
I would go with this one: https://tinymightvape.com/ it's a bit expensive but well built and it ticks your boxes I think.
Reminds me of a presentation I saw a few months ago by netsafe which is an new zealand non profit that has an ai driven system to keep scammers busy. You can try it out or learn more about it here: https://rescam.org/
Dangerous Dave on DOS, must have been in the early 90ies somewhere. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_Dave
If you're not yet using reaper I highly advise you to try it out. I run it on debian and it works extremely well. For noise reduction you can use reafir which is one of the built in plugins of reaper. Here is a link with basic tutorial on how to do noise reduction with it.
https://www.homebrewaudio.com/9603/reafir-madness-hidden-noise-reduction-tool-in-reaper/
That's a very good point. Maybe make them some tinture with some of their own home grown? I've done propylene glycol based tintures that work very well. You could also make it with 96% alcohol if you think they would prefer that. My go to recipe is 30g, 1h in the oven at 105°c, then steep in 300ml of liquid. I've done quick washes and long steeps, both work nicely. The quick one is cleaner tasting but probably a bit less potent. Get some dropper bottles, 30ml is a good size, make some labels and it should make a nice gift for them.