Mastodon is where the link to the raddle article appeared. The post on Mastodon basically said they wouldn't use Lemmy because of what the article stated.

I had an old MacBook Pro laying around so I put docker on it for fun.

it's currently running an apache web server for me (with php) and has been rock solid. (I used to use mamp.)

I also run homebridge for my Apple Home on the mbp. homebridge uses brew (from brew.sh) for install/dependencies/etc.