With the Pi 2, it's not as bad as you'd think; see: https://github.com/geerlingguy/raspberry-pi-dramble/wiki/Dramble-D8-Benchmarks https://github.com/geerlinggu

With the Pi 2, it's not as bad as you'd think; see: https://github.com/geerlingguy/raspberry-pi-dramble/wiki/Dramble-D8-Benchmarks https://github.com/geerlingguy/raspberry-pi-dramble/wiki/Dra... (Drupal 8 on a 6-server Pi 2 LEMP + Redis stack is about 80% as fast as running on Digital Ocean, in some benchmarks). For test purposes, a local Pi cloud (or something similarly-priced) is a decent deal.