Medical device engineer here (mechanical engineering). I host jellyfin, game servers (Minecraft, factorio, valheim, etc), my website, and a bunch of other minor services I find useful.

I got into it originally through a combination of poor internet, and being fed up with Google and others discontinuing products/features. The internet problem is solved now, so my only goal is not being reliant on someone else’s cloud.

Nah, just the shows.

I’m a Creo Parametric man myself. Used it for many years at a previous employee and loved it. Bit of a learning curve, but you can do just about anything with it. Very powerful.

Currently stuck with solidworks at my current job. Not a huge fan, both stability and tool options are lower, but it works.

Of course neither of these options are reasonable for personal use due to pricing being too high for most people. If you are an active student, you can get free Creo!

Thank you, I will look into this!

I have Foundry through Docker, but that’s pretty much the extent of the self host. Everything else comes through D&D Beyond. I’d love to get away from wizards, but it’s pretty damn slick.