This guide has now moved to here https://github.com/OnniSaarni/SPT-Fika-Docker-Guide
This gist can still be used for discussion if you'd like.
Feel free to make an issue or a pull request if you'd like to contribute by expanding some sections or just otherwise contributing something to the guide.
Scripts and automated tools are welcome too if you wish to have them in the repo.
Yeah SVM goes into user/mods folder. That's how I've been using SVM. Kind of sucks having to transfer it to windows when using it but I don't edit it too often so it doesn't matter really.