I run Sandstorm on a desktop tower in my office. If the network goes down I can still access it, which is surprisingly handy. If I wanted to, I could run it on

I run Sandstorm on a desktop tower in my office. If the network goes down I can still access it, which is surprisingly handy. If I wanted to, I could run it on my local workstation and not use a server at all. For most people, paying for a VPS is the easier and cheaper route maybe, but for some of us, that flexibility and total ownership is a much better option. I suppose it mostly boils down to who you trust more: Google Cloud, or your own skills. (and time/patience)