> we have bought and drank the kool-aid that they can do it better and cheap The few times I've done the analysis, cloud servers tend to cost about as much as

> we have bought and drank the kool-aid that they can do it better and cheap The few times I've done the analysis, cloud servers tend to cost about as much as self-hosting, when you factor in the cost of electricity. There are reasons one may argue against cloud servers, on the basis of the internet's health, user freedom, etc. But for me and for many people they are at least both better and cheaper.