@zenuno @raymond yes, like the old vb days :) sounds great. lots of fun ahead then

@zenuno @raymond heya :) yes I used to run servers at home but I guess when I used to look after them at work I was using those more, or was travelling for work it made that less necessary (less time for it too). it's fun to have one to play with though. recently bought a new PI to try since it's been a few yrs between playing with it

@raymond cool. there's some alts for docker too (kubernetes is popular in cloud, perhaps more complex) - container based systems. fusion would work for what you want too I think, simpler. PI too. have fun :)

@raymond you could use something like vmware fusion or parallels to run linux on your mac and be able to access it via mac. or if you want to try newer methods, maybe something like docker/similar. or run the linux box on an aws or other cloud type instance and access from your mac (just remember to turn it off if not using it, to save costs, can get expensive)

@raymond (had other sites handcoded in html in 90s but they've long gone - remember those image maps ha)

@raymond I had a similar history/experience but with drupal (later WP on other sites). first main site I'd handcoded in php, was perfect formatting for a mail list I used to run. then CMS was convenient when I just wanted to post info, but these days I'm tending back to handcoded/plain site, as have been enjoying programming again. have been playing with JS for drawings, was going to try learn more of that for apps/sites

@raymond the best way

@wyvernsrose thanks! will check them out