There are managed VPS offerings. Another option would be to hire someone to set this up (prob 1hr work for someone remote). Sure, I totally understand that thi

There are managed VPS offerings. Another option would be to hire someone to set this up (prob 1hr work for someone remote). Sure, I totally understand that this is over-kill if you are just running a personal blog - but then that's what wordpress.com etc are for. I'm working on the assumption that most people here on HN are either running a startup, a public facing project or building their personal brand -- all of which IMHO warrant setting things up properly.