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   - Full backward compatibility with existing configurations
 - 🎯 **Configuration Management**: YAML-based configuration with validation
 - 🎯 **Security Hardening**: Additional security policies and access controls
+- 📋 **Project Relocation**: Move project from $HOME to /opt to eliminate ProtectHome=false requirement
+  - Relocate development environment from /home/joe/particle-os-tools to /opt/particle-os-tools
+  - Update all path references and configuration files
+  - Eliminate need for ProtectHome=false in systemd service for better security
+  - Update documentation and installation scripts
+  - Low priority - current setup works but would improve security posture
 
 ### Advanced Features
 - 🎯 **Multi-OS Support**: Support for multiple OS deployments and switching
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 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Added
+- **Project Relocation Planning**: Added TODO for moving project from $HOME to /opt
+  - Planned relocation from /home/joe/particle-os-tools to /opt/particle-os-tools
+  - Will eliminate need for ProtectHome=false in systemd service for better security
+  - Low priority task to improve security posture while maintaining functionality
+  - Includes updating path references, configuration files, and documentation
+
 - **Enhanced Logging System**: Comprehensive logging enhancement with advanced features
   - **Advanced Log Rotation**: Implemented size-based, time-based, and hybrid rotation strategies
     - Size-based rotation with configurable file size limits