I'm going to have to be the boring guy and say: depends completely on how much resources you need. In most cases though (brace yourself for an unpopular opinio

I'm going to have to be the boring guy and say: depends completely on how much resources you need. In most cases though (brace yourself for an unpopular opinion) it's enough to setup a simple dedicated server for about $20-$60 per month. Now I did read the comments that mentioned how getting a dedicated server is a waste of valuable time, but honestly you'll most probably be able to get it setup in a day, you'll also learn how web servers work along the way and you won't have to depend on third-party cloud services (yet). Here's a great guide from DigitalOcean on how to setup a modern dedicated HTTP server with MYSQL: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-linux-nginx-mysql-php-lemp-stack-on-ubuntu-12-04 https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-inst...