Moving from expensive PaaS platforms to your own VPS is usually 100x to 1,000x cheaper

The author argues that migrating from expensive platform-as-a-service providers to a personal virtual private server is significantly cheaper, often reducing hosting costs by 100x to 1,000x. Basic server rentals from providers like Vultr, AWS Lightsail, DigitalOcean, Linode, and Hetzner cost between $2.50 and $7 per month. The author suggests combining a low-cost VPS with free tools like Tailscale and Cloudflare Tunnel while closing firewall ports to maintain security. Open article →