I can definitely relate to this. No colleagues for peer review is tough. I'd recommend sticking with the managed k8s services unless you have a team. In my exp

I can definitely relate to this. No colleagues for peer review is tough. I'd recommend sticking with the managed k8s services unless you have a team. In my experience as a solo dev k8s has been a huge help and very hands-off once setup. It was a bit of a struggle at first but IMO worth it.