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Hi, I only have 1 usb c port (thunderbolt) on my laptop. If I compile/install apps via that port in development its way faster.

However most of the time that port is occupied by my 4k 60hz monitor.

If I were to just buy some cheap dongle thing which would give me more ports, would that work? Or does it need to be explicitly thunderbolt thing

&gt; some cheap dongle
No, it will not work, you need proper hub which supports USB 3 (to have fast usb speed) *and* USB DisplayPort support

So check hub specs, usually it costs about 40$. I have one, hdmi works fine, but USB ports are 2.0, so careful

&gt;  explicitly thunderbolt thing
yes, you need thunderbolt support, or in future, USB4