I did mention in another post that it was interesting.
I'm not sure how easy it would be to integrate directly on SME. Probably possible but not simple (I think it uses DNSmasq ??)
A better idea may be as you suggest. Run it as a separate VM, or possible a docker instance on SME.
I'd play but I'm already overwhelmed with stuff...... !! If I get a minute I may try to spin up an instance.