Eufy Pan & Tilt with a big SD-card for storage. You can also use a local SMB server. You can live view via the app, set it to record at given times or when it sees a person or movement.

I use Firefox, which is just a shell for Safari. The browser engine is safari. Is Firefox really slower?

You can live with the dent, unless you’re the one idiot who doesn’t use a case. The real mindfuck is how this happened, and what else is waiting for you, especially you who live in a country with bad Apple support.