Oh boy!
current specialty.
I made a series of videos about competitive viability of 1x10- 11/36 on road bikes for another forum.
a couple were specifically about specific mods to chainrings, cassettes and how to build the ideal chainkeeper, etc.
so much fun to make.
People were appalled by the narrators demeanor though, they all eventually got banned.
ya chainline not that critical
i been working on perfecting 1x's for years.
Is just a lovely and sensible drivetrain.
good luck!