> I'm adding "reliable" into that mix. Too bad they're too expensive and hard to setup for side projects I mean they're not particularly. Unless the use is ext

> I'm adding "reliable" into that mix. Too bad they're too expensive and hard to setup for side projects I mean they're not particularly. Unless the use is extremely minimal, it'll always be cheaper to buy a small server even for a side project. I use cloud VMs for projects that can live on $5/mo VMs because at that usage rate I'll never break even to buy a machine. But as soon as your AWS bill is even like $50/mo, worth to start looking at alternatives.