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So, while this is not exactly a typical "self-hosting" question as many users might not be using domains, I would be curious if anyone else has any experience with this.

I have NGinx Proxy Manager installed on a vps and a few docker instances that host various services (wordpress, a gitlab, etc etc) that I have bound to specific ports (wordpress to port 80, gitlab to port 3000, to give made up arbitrary examples.)

I also have a domain and a few subdomains registered as Type A resource records that look like:
[www.]somedomain[.com]
[gitlab.]somedomain[.com]

The essence of the question: When I go to NGinx Proxy Manager and register a "Proxy Host" for the gitlab subdomain, like:

Domain: gitlab.somedomain.com
Scheme: http
Forward Hostname: <IP ADDRESS HERE>
Forward Port: 3000 (AKA the port gitlab is hosted on)

This works, but it comes with the drawback that the port number is then exposed in the url bar like so:

gitlab.somedomain.com:3000

So is there some way to fix this on the NGINX proxy manager side of things? Or is this a case where I'm doing this completely wrong and someone with web-dev experience can help me see the light. While it's not a huge hindrance to my use-case, it would still be nice to understand how this is supposed to work so that I can host more services myself that require domain names without having to shell out for isolated IPs. So if I hosted a lemmy or kbin, for example, I could actually configure it to use my subdomains correctly.

Looking for more games like Pokemon TCG for Gameboy or Slay the Spire. Games that are in essence TCG but aren't caught up with simulating the gambling of opening packs.

I was having a discussion about this with a friend recently.

Back in the days of yore, fighting games would have brand new "versions" that would be repackaged with flashy names and multiple characters. These games often had yearly release cycles, or sometimes even biyearly cycles (MvC3, in particular) and there were obvious problems with this. People felt like they were "left behind" on older versions if they didn't choose to upgrade and it would make purchasing options for any outsider very confusing (especially if the games had confusing sub-titles, looking at BlazBlue!) The cherry on top: People outside of the fighting game sphere would perceive these new games as a "rip off" even if the value of the package wasn't a question to die-hard fans. An example would be Super Street Fighter IV launching with 10 new characters and 5 new stages for 40 dollars -- a price that is basically in-line with modern "seasons" in the worst case scenario and it can be debated that it was actually a great value when you consider all of the additional work and polish to other UI and gameplay elements.

Since roughly 2016, these practices have shifted radically. Now, games often release new characters as part of "seasons" where roughly 5 characters are released over the course of a year -- one character at a time.

So my question: Has this been effective in getting you to relaunch the game after taking a break?

My personal opinion is that this new release cadence has been a bit worse for my ability to play and enjoy fighting games after having a break. Often, I find that my biggest issue is that there's no longer a "good time" to hop back into the game.

When you only release 1 character every few months, every new update causes a vast majority of the player base to play the new character for a few days. This means that trying to play the game online will either result in a series of mirror matches or cases where you're playing against the same character consistently. This wasn't an issue when new "versions" of the game would release, as the number of new characters would often make match-ups diverse since all characters would be new simultaneously. Inversely, if you wait too long, you'll be playing against an already dried up player base of the same people who would normally play the game.

Lastly, I feel like the "new game" feeling has been completely removed, where seasons hardly make the game feel like a whole new product. There have been some pleasant surprises, like booting up Guilty Gear Strive to find a much nicer, polished looking main menu compared to launch. However, these types of changes are few and far between. Additionally, some parts of the game don't seem to change ever like the in-game UI or refinement of existing characters' gimmicks.

So what's your take on this. Do you think this new release cycle has been helpful or hurtful when it comes to regularly revisiting fighting games?

I haven't been able to find an answer for this, so I'm hoping asking this here would be appropriate.

I'd like to try my hand at some development of Kbin but I don't exactly know how to test a web application of this scale. Obviously, the roadblock for me is understanding how to develop and test features without having a dedicated domain name -- as my understanding is that federated services heavily rely on the use of a domain name. This also would imply that the server has to be exposed to the internet, much like development of a email client.

But obviously I must be missing something here. Is there any recommended guidelines for setting up a development environment for Kbin? Ideally, a containerized approach via Docker or Podman would be ideal as I wouldn't want to muck with my host system. Additionally, is it possible to use hostnames in order to simulate and test federation capabilities? Lastly, are there any thorough reads (blogs or forum posts) that go in depth with developing federated web applications and how the development process differs from standard webdev?

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