ZFSBootMenu -- encrypted root on remote Debian server?

[OtherJohnGray]

Also: custom zbm/dropbear build to use later version of ZFS in ZBM:

FYI FWIW - Building zfsbootmenu with remote SSH access and ZFS version 2.2.6

Thanks to @Halfwalker sharing his excellent Ubuntu build script, I was finally able to figure out a local build of zfsbootmenu so that I could have the latest debian-packaged zfs and remote ssh access during boot. I thought I would share my notes in case it helps anyone else working on this type of thing. I did all of this in an Incus VM on my workstation, and would recommend NOT doing this directly on a production machine or personal machine without using a VM - I made a physical debian test s…