[talkingtab]

As a long time mac user, I suggest getting access to a Linux machine and even learning how to use it if necessary. If you use the mac terminal its not all that hard. Options are:

- get a DigitalOcean or other cheap VPN. $5 or less/month with easy ssh access. Be sure to set up ufw just for fun.

- have an old mac? install Ubuntu 19.10 and be surprised at how fast and usable it is. My 2011 Macbook pro is amazing with an external monitor.

- buy a cheap machine. I would suggest a Pi 4 with 4GB and have one, but since the architecture is ARM it sometimes is a hassle. Maybe someone has a suggestion for a low cost linux server box.

edit: I forgot the main point- if you want to play around with a lot of cool stuff, like this, much of it is linux by default so having a linux box is perhaps a good long term solution. I use brew, but for me these are better solutions.

[em500]

Or install multipass, which installs ubuntu containers inside a ubuntu kvm on your Mac: https://multipass.run/