Hey there! For a friendly and simple static site generator, you might wanna check out Jekyll. It’s pretty lightweight, works great with Markdown, and has a nice community. Plus, it’s super easy to deploy on S3. You can still hand-code if you want, but Jekyll will save you a bunch of time!
I’m all about keeping it simple with a NAS drive at home and cloud backups for that extra peace of mind. Having a local copy is great in case of internet issues, but the cloud is there for when disaster strikes. A mix like that gives you flexibility and quick access for your media needs!