Static binaries make things easier, but even without them things can be quite manageable depending on what you need. I suppose it sits halfway in between as yo

Static binaries make things easier, but even without them things can be quite manageable depending on what you need. I suppose it sits halfway in between as you do need the java runtime, but with fat jars you can also quite reliably and easily run on bare metal managed through systemd. There are a few things to consider outside of that, though those are also fairly easy to manage. Log rotation and clean up is something a lot of cloud native people will not be familiar with.