st3fan3 hours ago
I want to upvote this 100x
Do not underestimate the power of a single server to host you app. Sure it won't work in _all_ situations but omg you can get so much out of a single $30/month VPS .. we've been indoctrinated that everything needs to be on hyperclouds and mega scale. But that brings so much cost and complexity that most applciations don't need.
- jakubgarfield42 minutes ago
  100%. And super easy to scale up to a certain point. Alternatives have it's place though (PaaS is excellent for 100% product focus in limited timeframe, cloud/orchestration when you have scale, Kamal in Rails world is a neat middleground for some extra robustness).
k3102 hours ago
This looks like a "send-only" server.
> sudo ufw default deny incoming
Seriously, what does one do when accepting connections, given the onslaught of data-hungry bots out there?
I wouldn't want to deal with that in any upcoming planned servers and services.
- jakubgarfieldan hour ago
  I'm using external "send-only" SMTP server (Sendgrid) and Google Workspace as receiving/sending. Email itself is something that I'm not keen on DIYing (though I looked into it and other SMTP alternatives).