Progress, at least!
I got a VM set up and running, not fullscreen here so I could use my main system to screenshot it. Instead of Ubuntu Server, I decided to go with a minimal install of the desktop version with the GUI for accessibility more than anything else. I don't like Gnome, but I'll live with it. Rarely intend to use that after everything is set up and running anyway. Haven't set up clipboard (or any other) passthrough, so it was convenient having Firefox inside there to paste text in from. Besides some basic system utilities, this essentially just started out with Firefox installed and not much else.
This was while installing what felt like a shitload of other stuff required to get the database and Nightscout set up.
Now I do have both of those installed, and a fresh database with users created for Nightscout in MongoDB . I will have to leave the rest of the configuration and testing for tomorrow. But, at least as of now? Everything does appear to be there and functional. Got something accomplished, at least.
