Yes, really haha. I don’t think I would consider the mod list I used heavy, at least not graphically. I didn’t use any of those programs you mentioned.

Trying to get MO2 to launch the Linux version of Skyrim running via Steam/Proton and not the Windows version of Steam running through WINE was a fun mess to deal with

I recall using some sort of script that installed MO2 and handled all of this (at least for the Steam Deck).

Either way, I hope their new cross-platform launcher works out well.

What games are you using it for? I’ve used Mod Organizer 2 for Skyrim SE and it’s worked great on the deck

I think a lot of people just haven’t heard of Caddy. Since I’ve found it I haven’t used anything else.

I’ve been using Sonnet 3.5 a lot recently. Does seem like it’s better and more creative than others for a lot of tasks. I also think it’s training set is up to April 2024 which is nice.

I’ve also found that GPT-4o is worse than GPT-4 in my experience. Seems to hallucinate more

No one has mentioned Njalla. I haven’t used their server offerings, but they are probably the best for privacy.

https://njal.la/servers/

Data Analysis is nice for converting files and cropping images I’ve found.

I use Mullvad through Tailscale. If you already use Tailscale it’s a no-brainer

I don’t recommend Oracle at all if you value your sanity. Paying a couple bucks a month for DigitalOcean or Vultr (or probably almost anything else) is so worth it compared to dealing with that monstrosity

Also, I’ve experienced this, and I’ve heard reports of others having the same issue; Oracle might just randomly delete/disable your VPS

I would recommend Fedora or Pop!_os

This is just great! Tailscale is doing ALL the right things it seems. So happy to try this out

Like the other commenter mentioned, ChatGPT can be really helpful for these kind of questions. I’m not sure if there’s any “starter guide” since everyone starts with different wants and needs.

I will say, you should look into Tailscale once you’ve got your services up and running on your home network. Tailscale makes it simple and secure to access those services from outside your home network without any port forwarding.

https://njal.la is good in my experience

I’m loving it but I can’t get it to work 😂

I’ve not gotten one. I think macOS is less prone to viruses than Windows, but there’s always a risk.

Cmacked but you’re going to have to deal with lots of ads and direct downloading

Tailscale is great but I find it non trivial to run in conjunction with another VPN (Mullvad). Anyone have experience with this? Seems I can have only one or the other for iOS or macOS

and I always advice to not use a different party for nameservers than the party that registered the domain.

Why is that? I register most of my domains at Porkbun, but I usually use Cloudflare’s nameservers as they seem to support more record types, have more features, and have a better UI than most registrars’ offerings.

I’ve had success with PowerDNS (PDNS). I like that it comes with a HTTP API and it’s got integrations with Caddy and other ACME clients if you need that.

Thanks for clearing that up. But it would still be better than not having it as multiple host names/websites could point to the same IP, right?

Also I’m not sure how you read my comment since I deleted it right after I posted it 😂. Still learning this Lemmy stuff

If you don’t want them to see your DNS requests, you can use DNS Over HTTPS (DoH) or DNS Over TLS (DoT) I think