> It is running smooth as a whistle

... until you get hit by a DDoS attack. Not much you can do about it unless your ISP offers protection, or you end up going for Cloudflare or the like instead of exposing your IP and ports.

Folding the second you get dos'd is aa feature, not a liability. Staying up through those is a great way to lose a ton of money basically instantly.

Or hetzner has also DDoS protect for all their customers. Seems like a lot less rip off and scam than AWS and Cloudflare.

Set your TLS a low number, and you can swap whenever you feel like it.