It started as a tiny vm for playing around with, then I came across the article [1] and started doing the sections until it was ready to open to other users.
As for Void Linux, it's the distro all my machines run. It's stable, lightweight, feels like a bsd, and the automated package build system is fantastic. I started with Fedora in 2016 and used it for years, but switched to Void after becoming disillusioned with systemd issues on my server.