I was shocked how much I was paying in "cheap" cloud VMs. I moved most of them over from Digital Ocean and Upcloud to a bargain basement provider (I used https:

I was shocked how much I was paying in "cheap" cloud VMs. I moved most of them over from Digital Ocean and Upcloud to a bargain basement provider (I used https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com to find one). 70% less every month. They make fewer guarantees but have been completely reliable.