Puzzle: what is the right FlexContainer / FlexRepeater configuration for a header?

Here ya go this works for me (eventho ignition turns it red, which might cause some performance issue in the designer, but should be fine in the client):
you can use css display:grid
try putting these styling into the flex repeater
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{
  "classes": "",
  "display": "grid",
  "overflow": "auto",
  "grid-auto-flow": "column",
  "grid-template-rows": "repeat(2,1fr)"
}

change the ‘2’ in “grid-template-rows”: “repeat(2,1fr)” to the number of rows you want