So... The Minecraft server with 19 mods running on a 1400MB Heap and 128MB PermGen is not sufficient. I got a lot of out of memory error :(
Wondering if I should write a mod just keep calling System.gc() in a loop.
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Yeah yeah yeah, I know what gc does and what jvm does when the memory is not enough for allocation. But with pure luck and some good timing, it can save some crashes, right?
@trinsec Some mods are forge exclusive. Mostly because forge offers a better way to render complex models (like the machine from create mod). While fabric is lighter, the developer has to do the heavy lifting. I'll see if I can find any fabric alternatives 
@skyblond@qoto.org Well, I happen to know there is a Fabric version of Create. Botania also has a Fabric version. There's actually a fair amount of Fabric mods, enough to make a nice modpack with. The only downside of Fabric (2 years ago) is that there weren't an awful lot of tech mods for it, that might be improved by now.
@trinsec I generally like fabric. Most of time I'm fine with fabric and I generally play some vanilla+ mod pack. But for most heavy and content rich mod pack, they tend to use forge.
@skyblond@qoto.org Yeah, and they tend to recommend systems with 4+ GB of RAM... 😋
@skyblond@qoto.org Well, you use Create, right? That's also a heavy mod if memory serves. :P
Try to go for Fabric instead of Forge, might be able to get more done. Fabric is lighter on resources.